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Welcome to CHITRAL
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MARKHOR
The markhor is a large species of wild goat that is found in northeastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, some parts of Azad Kashmir and Chitral.
The species is classed by the IUCN as Endangered Species,as there are fewer than 2,500 mature individuals and the numbers have continued to decline by an estimated 20% over two generations.
It is the national animal of Pakitan and is famous of eating snakes.
YAK
The yak is a long-haired bovid found throughout the Himalaya region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia.
Most yaks are domesticated and primary source of Milk, Leather and Meat products for poeple of Chitral and suburbs.
Wildlife of Chitral
Chitral is the home of some of the most rare wildlife species
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