Hazarganji-Chiltan National Park

Near Quetta, Balochistan · established 1980

Hills & forests

A park in the hills south-west of Quetta, created to save the rare Chiltan wild goat.

What it protects

The park was set up to protect the Chiltan wild goat, a rare local form of wild goat found only in these hills. It also has juniper and pistachio woodland.

Landscape

Rugged, dry limestone hills rise to more than 3,000 metres at Chiltan peak. The park also shelters urial, leopards and many birds, and is a short drive from Quetta.