The Margalla Hills National Park is in Pakistan at the foothills of the Himalayas and is a beautiful park. Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...

Location

It is very close to the capital Islamabad and the park includes Rawal Lake and the Shakar Parian Hills. Islamabad (اسلام آباد, abode of Islam), population 955,629, is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potwar Plateau in the northwest of that country. ...

Wildlife

It is home to the leopard, gray goral, barking deer, wild boar, jackal, red fox, fruit bat, porcupine and even gazelle. Binomial name Panthera pardus (Linnaeus, 1758) Leopards (Panthera pardus) are one of the four big cats of the genus Panthera. ... Species 10 species, see text Muntjac are deer of the genus Muntiacus, also known as Barking Deer. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ... Species Canis aureus Canis adustus Canis mesomelas Canis simensis A jackal is any of four small to medium-sized members of the family Canidae, found in Africa and Asia. ... It has been suggested that Cross fox be merged into this article or section. ... Large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera within the order Chiroptera (bats). ... Genera Family Erethizontidae   Coendou   Sphiggurus   Erethizon   Echinoprocta   Chaetomys Family Hystricidae   Atherurus   Hystrix   Thecurus   Trichys Porcupines are rodents best known for their coat of sharp spines, or quills, that defend them from predators. ... Species Several, see text A gazelle is an antelope of the genus Gazella. ...

It is also home to some bird and reptiles such as larks, pheasants, spotted doves, egyptian vultures, falcons, hawks and Russell's viper, indian cobra and saw scaled viper. Binomial name Vipera russelli (Shaw, 1797) The Russells Viper is a common and highly venomous terrestrial snake, usually found in open country from India and Sri Lanka to Burma, Taiwan and Java. ...