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Detailed Ecological Assessment Report 2008 – Keti Bunder
6 Desert fox Vulpes vulpes pusilla Carnivora 1
7 Small Indian mongoose Herpestes javanicus Carnivora 7
8 Grey mongoose Herpestes edwardsi Carnivora 2
9 Small Indian civet Viverricula indica Carnivora 1
10 Indian wild boar Sus scrofa Artiodactyla -
11 Bottle-nosed dolphin Tursiops truncatus Cetacea 2
12 Hump-backed dolphin Sousa chinensis Cetacea 62
13 Finless porpoise Neophocaena hocaenoides Cetacea 2
14 Indian pangolin Manis crassicaudata Pholidota 1
3.1.3 Observation records
Out of 14 recorded species of large mammals, 10 were observed directly while
the remaining four were recorded on the basis of indirect evidences like tracks
and interviews of locals and wildlife watchers from Sindh Wildlife Department
(Table 4).
Table 4 – Observation records of different mammal species at Keti Bunder
S.no Species Direct
Observations
foot
prints
Indirect Observations
fecal
material
Interviews with
locals
1 Asiatic jackal - -
2 Jungle cat - -
3 Fishing cat - - -
4 Indian desert cat - - -
5 Bengal fox - - -
6 Desert fox - -
7 Small Indian mongoose - -
8 Grey mongoose - -
9 Small Indian civet - -
10 Indian wild boar - -
11 Bottle-nosed dolphin - -
12 Hump-backed dolphin - - -
13 Finless porpoise - - -
14 Indian pangolin - - -
3.1.4 Conservation status of mammal species
Out of the 14 recorded species, one is Vulnerable (VU), five Near Threatened
(NT), four Least Concern (LC) and four Data Deficient (DD) according to the
IUCN Red List of Pakistan Mammals 2005. Jungle cat, Small Indian mongoose
and Small Indian civet are enlisted as Least Concern (LC), Fishing cat as
Vulnerable (VU) and Finless porpoise as Data Deficient (DD) in IUCN
International Red List 2006. Jungle cat, fishing cat, Indian desert cat and Small
Indian civet are protected in Sindh under Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance
1972. Jungle cat, Fishing cat and Indian desert cat are included in Appendix II
while Bottle-nosed dolphin, Hump-backed dolphin and Finless porpoise are
included in Appendix I of the CITES Category 2007. The conservation status of
the mammalian species found at Keti Bunder is given in the Table 5 below.
S.no
Table 5 – Conservation status of mammal species found at Keti Bunder
Mammalian Species
Recorded from Keti
Bunder
IUCN
International
Red List 2006
IUCN
Pakistan
Red List
2005
Sindh Wildlife
Protection
Ordinance
1972
CITES
Category
2007
1 Asiatic jackal - NT - -
2 Jungle cat LC LC P Appendix II
3 Fishing cat VU NT P Appendix II
4 Indian desert cat - DD P Appendix II
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