Afghanistan: WCS Applauds Afghanistan's Declaration Establishing Entire Wakhan District as the Country's Second National Park

Apr 2, 2014 | Newswise
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Newswise — The Wildlife Conservation Society applauds the Afghanistan Government’s recent declaration establishing the entire Wakhan District, one of the most remote areas of Afghanistan, as the nation's second national park.

The Wakhan National Park, with its beautiful alpine grasslands and craggy mountains, will provide protection for Afghanistan’s rare and vulnerable wildlife such as the snow leopard, Marco Polo sheep, lynx, Himalayan ibex and urial. This new protected area will be co-managed by the Afghanistan Government and local communities, providing livelihoods related to the park and improved services to one of the poorest and most isolated regions on earth.