ZOO504 Quiz by Sir Arslan

ZOO-504 Addition 1 (12-sep-2021) · CURRENT PAPER FILE · Admire zoologist (SirArslan) · 1. Indus dolphin conservation?3 · Conservation action Included in Appendix I of CITES •

The species is legally protected in all range states and occurs in a number of national parks and other designated areas, including dolphin reserves or sanctuaries. • In 1972, dolphins were protected under the Wildlife Act of Sindh. • In 1974 the government of Sindh declared the Indus River between the Sukkur and Guddu Barrages a dolphin reserve. • The government of Punjab prohibited deliberate killing of dolphins in the Punjab Wildlife Protection Act in 1974 • Establishment of the Taunsa Wildlife Sanctuary and Chashma Wildlife Sanctuary in 1983 and 1984, respectively • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to rescue dolphins trapped in irrigation canals and return them to the Indus mainstem has had some success in reducing mortality

2. Urial and sub species? 5

Prominent species in Pakistan

Ovis ammon (Marcopolo sheep) • Ovis orientalis (Urial)

Ovis orientalis

Urial is a wild sheep with long legs and relatively small horns, native to central Asia. Urial is represented by three sub species in Pakistan.

Ovis orientalis vignei Ladakh Urial or Shapu

Fur tends to be more greyish in winter and less red. The chest ruff is comparatively short with black hairs predominating. The horns turn markedly inwards at their tips

Distribution

: Found in Chitral & Northern areas. On mountains upto 3000 meters elevation

Status: Endangered

Ovis orientalis blandfordi

Afghan or Baluchistan Urial. Luxuriantly developed neck ruff. The body fur is reddish. The rams have horns which often develop more than a complete arc. Tips of horn bending slightly outwards

Distribution

: Found in Sindh, Baluchistan and Southern hilly regions of KPK.

Status: Endangered

3. Hog deer? 3

Common Name: Para

Scientific Name: Axis porcinus

National status: Vunerable

IUCN Red list Threat Status: Endangered

It is Smaller and stouter in built and hog like in appearance. Small deer with short delicate legs and rather bulky heavy body. Its pelage is coarse .General coloration is dark olivebrown,lacking any rufescent tinges when viewed from a distance. It has round ears which are fringed from inside with white hairs. Some adults (especially females) have scattered pale spots in their summer coat (particularly on either side of the darker dorsal line) The short tail is quite bushy. The surface of the horns is somewhat smooth with less corrugation. Lives solitary or in pairs. Average antler size is 30-38 cm. Females are slightly smaller and without antlers

Habitat and Ecology

Shrub dominated wetlands. Artificial terrestrial plantations like Changa Manga ,Riverine area, It prefers to live in grassy patches bordering forests.

Native:

• Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Nepal

4. Feeding habitats of barking deer? 2 · 5. Short note on barking deer? 3 · IUCN Red list Threat Status: