Date: 25-12-2018

STUDY TOUR REPORT

Submitted to,

Dr. Sangam Khalil

Submitted by,

Fiza Batool

Roll No. FA18C1LA363

Semester: 1st (Mphil Wildlife)

Session: 2018-2020

Department: Forestry, Range and Wildelife Management, UCA&ES

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

 INTRODUCTION
The tour programme of Department of Forestry ,Range and Wildlife Management, UCA&ES IUB.
It was a journey from Baghdad campus of Islamia University of Bahawalpur to Lal Sunhara
National Park , Bahawalpur.

OBJECTIVES
The expected outcome includes providing situations for the student-teachers to learn and
conducting a study tour/field work and understanding the environment around.

TOUR REPORT
We gathered in our Department on Friday 21st of DEC 2018 at 9.00 A.M. Started from
Department at round about 10.00 A.M with guidance and company of Our Respected Ma’am
Dr.Sangam Khalil (Assistant Prof. Wildlife) along with our Respected senior Dr.Umair (Phd
Scholar,Forestry). We reached our Destination at 10.45 A.M.

Lal Sunhara National Park

Geography and Wildlife

Park itself is situated some 35 kilometres east of Bahawalpur (South Punjab) and
presents a synthesis of forest and desert life. It occupies land on both sides of Desert
Branch canal, and is spread over an area of 1,62,368 acres , divided in two Ranges
Ladumsar 1 & Ladumsar2- out of which 108 acres are (parks, green land irrigated
plantation 102 acres, Arboratum 5 acres) and of 4780 are of Patisar Lake.

Chinkara & Spotted Deer Enclosure

In Lal Sunhara, their abundance is 54 individuals in which 22 are males and 32 females.
These are the descendants of 10 individuals which were brought in 1972. Hundreds of
them are sold out.
Breeding season: june-July.
Lifespan: 12-13 years.
Vaccination: Deworming by Gurh in Winter and by Glucose in Summer.
Feeding: Black gram and fodder.
 Spotted Deer
Male has long slender antlers, each of which has three branches or tines and is shed
annually.
In Lal Sunhara, their abundance is 14 individuals in which 2 are males, 8 females and 4
are young ones. These are the descendants of 3 individuals (Two female+ one male)
which were brought in 1972.
Breeding season: June-July.
Lifespan: 18-20 years.
Vaccination: Deworming by gurh in Winter and by Glucose in Summer.
Feeding: Black gram and fodder.
Maturation: At the age of 3 years.
The Chinkara’s enclosure is consists of 5 acres area.

Arboratum
In arboratum, many plants are artificially cultivated in which melaloca, grasses (forage),
cactus, dandapur and alovara (natural medicinal plant) are common.
This enclosure is consists of 5 acres area.

Black Buck enclosure

Female body is brown and males are black in color. The upper parts of body are brown
which in old males become black, lower part is white while females and fawns are
yellowish brown in color.

It is reintroduced in Lal Sunhara in 1972 and they are kept in captivity. Now, they are
most abundant (325 individuals) in Lal Sunhara. More than thousand individuals are
sold out.
Breeding season: June-July.

Gestation period: 6 months

Lifespan: 18-20 years.
Maturation: At the age of 4 years.
Feeding: Black gram and fodder.
At their feeding point, we observed Woodpecker (common woodpecker or Downie
woodpecker which is a very rare species) and Indian Treepie.

Patisar Lake
There is a big lake in Lal Sunhara, about 4780 acres in area, but chocked with aquatic
weeds. This lake is known as Patisar Lake. It is wetland area also known as Lunda
Point. It falls in Ladumsar2 Range. Water level is very low and contain only rainy water
and we observed the aquatic birds (Murghabi) hidden in aquatic weeds.

This basic information is provided by Sir Mansoor Khan (Wildlife incharge), Sir Moazum
Khan(Jungla incharge Chinkara) and Sir Qamar Khan (RM incharge).

Then after a safe and successful tour, we returned back to the Baghdad Campus at
4:30 pm.