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Lal
Suhanra
is
a
national
park
in
Pakistan
that
is
situated
in
the
Bahawalpur
district
of
Punjab
province.
It
is
one
of
South
Asia's
largest
nationals
parks,
and
is
a
UNESCO
declared
Biosphere
Reserve.
Lal
Sohanra
is
notable
for
the
diversity
of
its
landscape,
which
includes
desert,
forest
and
wetland
ecosystems.
The
park
itself
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
an
area
of
127,480
acres
(51,368
hectares)
-
out
of
which
20,974
acres
(8,491
hectares)
are
green
land
(irrigated
plantations),
101,726
acres
(40,942
hectares)
are
dry
land
(desert),
and
4,780
acres
are
wet
land
(ponds
and
lakes).
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.
Many
species
of
animals
can
be
found
throughout
the
park.
These
include
several
wild
animals
of
the
desert
such
as
Asiatic
wildcats,
rabbits,
bustards,
and
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.
More
than
160
species
of
birds
are
also
present,
including
the
houbara
bustard,
griffon
vulture,
crested
honey
buzzard,
marsh
harrier,
hen
harrier,
laggar
falcon,
peregrine
falcon,
kestrel,
Eurasian
sparrowhawk,
Egyptian
vulture,
lark,
shrike,
wheatear,
and
barn
owl.
Lake
Patisar,
a
large
body
of
water
in
the
center
of
the
park,
is
ideal
for
bird
watching.
In
mid-winter,
the
lake
is
regularly
home
to
between
10,000
and
30,000
ducks
and
common
coot.
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