Ayubia National Park, Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa Province, Pakistan is one of the 14 national parks in Pakistan. It is internationally known as a hot spot in the moist temperate West-Himalyan mountainous range. Many endangered (threatened) species are inhabited in the Park. The park is enriched with coniferous forests mixed with broad-leaved evergreen and deciduous trees. A total of 420 species of plants (9 species of fungi, 5 of lichens, 5 of gymnosperms, 65 of monocotyledons and 309 of dicotyledons were recorded. A total of 22 species of mammals(10 families),154 species of birds(42 families) and 8 species of Herps (Reptiles and Amphibians; 5 families) were recorded. ANP has now become a permanent breeding territory of leopard. Of the bird species 12.9% were permanent resident, 12.3% were resident altitudinal migrant, 18.9% were passage migrant, 29.2% were summer migrant, 4.5% were winter migrant, 10.4% were occasional, 10.4% were vagrant and 2.6% just take the aerial route. Complete description along with the current status, feeding habits, limiting factors, calling, nesting, gliding, breeding etc of two flying squirrels (Petaurista albiventer & Hylopetes fimbriatus) were also included.

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Dr. Chaudhry Muhammad Shafique CV: Wildlife expert, long research experience of working on wildlife conservation, biodiversity of mammals of Pakistan, bioecology of Himalayas, Hindukush and Karakurum mountain ranges. world. He worked as consultant for WWF, IUCN, UNDP, UNEP etc. Author of 14 Technical reports.