Punjab urial
| Punjab urial | |
|---|---|
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| A Punjab urial at Kallar Kahar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Genus: | Ovis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | O. v. punjabiensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ovis vignei punjabiensis | |
The Punjab urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis)[1] is a subspecies of urial (wild sheep) that is endemic to northern Punjab, Pakistan, primarily the Kala Chitta Range and Salt Range between Indus and Jhelum rivers.[2][3]
Punjab urial is classified as vulnerable by IUCN due to the threat of poaching and hunting.[4] A 2024–25 survey estimated 532 Punjab urials at Kalabagh Game Reserve with an average density of 8.9 animals/km sq.[5] An earlier survey in 2021 estimated 3,484 Punjab urials in the wider area of 7,953 km2 (3,071 sq mi), with an average density of 0.4 animals/km sq.[6]
References
- 1 2 Awan, Ghulam Ali; Festa-Bianchet, Marco; Gaillard, Jean-Michel (2008). "Early survival of Punjab urial". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 86 (5): 394–399. doi:10.1139/Z08-016. ISSN 0008-4301.
- ↑ Bajwa, Amna Arshad; Shehzad, Wasim; Islam, Saher; Imran, Muhammad; Ashraf, Kamran; Khan, Arman; Zahoor, Muhammad Yasir; Rashid, Muhammad Imran; Khan, Waseem Ahmad; Rehman, Habib Ur; Orozco‐Terwengel, Pablo (2023). "Demographic history of the Punjab urial and implications for its management". The Journal of Wildlife Management. 87 (6). doi:10.1002/jwmg.22426. ISSN 0022-541X.
- ↑ Khattak, Romaan Hayat; Liu, Zhensheng; Teng, Liwei; Ahmed, Sher; Ali Shah, Said Sajjad; Abdel-Hakee, Sara Salah (2021). "Investigation on Parasites and some Causes of Mortality in Captive Punjab urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis), Pakistan". Iranian Journal of Parasitology. doi:10.18502/ijpa.v16i1.5513. ISSN 1735-7020. PMC 7988673.
- ↑ Michel, S & Ghoddousi, A. (2021) [errata version of 2020 assessment]. "Ovis vignei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T54940655A195296049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T54940655A195296049.en. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ Hanif, Rizwan; Akhtar, Mumtaz; Ch, Muhamad Iqbal; Hassan, Manzoor Ul; Muhammad, Mian (2025). "An estimation of population density of Punjab urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) at Kalabagh game reserve in district Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan". Zoo Botanica. 3 (2): 285–292. doi:10.55627/zoobotanica.003.02.1387. ISSN 3007-2050.
- ↑ Suleman, S; Khan, W.A.; Anjum, K.M.; Shehzad, W; Hashmi, S.G.M. (2021). "Gps-based Distribution and Population Estimation of Punjab Urial (Ovis Vignei Punjabiensis) in Pakistan". The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences. 31 (4): 1187–1196. doi:10.36899/JAPS.2021.4.0317.
Further reading
- Bajwa, Amna Arshad; Islam, Saher; Imran, Muhmmad; Ashraf, Karman; Khan, Arman; Khan, Muhammad Farhan; Rashid, Imran; Zahoor, Muhammad Yasir; Khan, Waseem Ahmad; Shehzad, Wasim (2020). "DNA-Based Gender Identification of Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) using Non-Invasive Sampling". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 53 (1). doi:10.17582/journal.pjz/20190305070310.
- Awan, Ghulam Ali; Festa-Bianchet, Marco; Frisina, Michael R. (2006). "Diet of Punjab urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) in the Salt Range, Pakistan, and potential competition with domestic sheep and goats / Régime alimentaire de l'urial du Penjab (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) dans le Salt Range (Pakistan): compétition interspécifique potentielle avec les moutons et les chèvres domestiques". mammalia. 70 (3/4). doi:10.1515/mamm.2006.049. ISSN 1864-1547.
- Awan, Ghulam Ali; Festa-Bianchet, Marco; Ahmad, Tahira (2006). "Poaching, recruitment and conservation of Punjab urial Ovis vignei punjabiensis". Wildlife Biology. 12 (4): 443–449. doi:10.2981/0909-6396(2006)12[443:PRACOP]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0909-6396.
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