Lal Suhanra National Park


Lal Suhanra National Park is a national park in Bahawalpur district of Punjab province in Pakistan. It is one of Pakistan's largest nationals parks, and is a UNESCO declared Biosphere Reserve. Its landscape includes desert, forest and wetland ecosystems.
There are archaeological remains of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation which once flourished along the Ghaggar-Hakra River.

Geography

Lal Suhanra National Park is situated some 35 kilometres east of Bahawalpur and presents a synthesis of forest and desert life.
It occupies land on both sides of Desert Branch canal, and is spread over of which are green land, are dry land, and are wet land. The park's terrain is generally flat, interspersed with sand dunes measuring between 1 and 6 meters in height and occupying as many as thousands of acres apiece.
The biosphere reserve is crossed by the dried-up bed of the Ghaggar-Hakra River and comprises Patisar Lake and irrigated land. Officials said that indigenous trees like Indian rosewood and Acacia karroo will be planted over 1,212 acres of barren land in the wildlife reserve.

Wildlife

Many species live throughout the park, including Asiatic wildcat, nilgai, rabbit, bustard, blackbuck and Indian hog deer. Reptiles in the park include the monitor lizard, Russell's viper, Indian cobra, saw-scaled viper, wolf snake, John's sand boa, and spiny-tailed lizard.