Threats to Ladakh Urial in Gilgit Baltistan

Pakistan J. Wildl., vol. 16(2), pp 16-25, 2025 Threats to Ladakh Urial (Ovis vignei vignei Blyth, 1841) in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan Muhammad Siraj-ud-Din1, Riaz Aziz Minhas1*, Mayoor Khan2, Muhammad Siddique Awan1, Usman Ali3 and Basharat Ahmad1 1Department of Zoology, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 13100, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan 2Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Gilgit-Baltistan 15100, Pakistan 3Department of Zoology, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur 10250, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan *Corresponding author: riazminhas79@yahoo.com Running Title: Threats to Ladakh Urial in Gilgit Baltistan ABSTRACT The Ladakh urial is the smallest among wild sheep with very restricted distribution range confined to Ladakh...

Smoot-coated Otter in Baluchistan, Pakistan

Pakistan J. Wildl., vol. 16(2), pp 12-15, 2025 New record of Smoot-coated Otter in Baluchistan, Pakistan Waseem Ahmad Khan1 and Sahar Suleman1 1Pakistan Wildlife Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan Correspondence author:saharsuleman59@gmail.com Running Title: Smoot-coated Otter in Baluchistan, Pakistan ABSTRACT According to the literature review, smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) has never been reported in the Baluchistan Province of Pakistan. But a few reports from some fish farmers and hunters in Baluchistan and personal communications with the officials of Baluchistan Forests & Wildlife Department about the existence of the species in some of the areas of Baluchistan adjacent to Sindh Province provided the base for investigating the existence of...