Impacts of mining on local fauna of wildlife in District Mardan & District Mohmand Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

• Published in: Brazilian journal of biology Vol. 84; pp. e251733 - 11
• Main Authors: Rehman, G., khattak, I., Hamayun, M., Rahman, A., Haseeb, M., Umar, M., Ali, S., Iftikhar, Shams, W. A., Pervaiz, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2024
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Wild; Biodiversity; BIOLOGY; Birds; Blasting; Blasting (explosive); Deforestation; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental economics; Environmental impact; Fauna; habitat destruction; Habitat loss; Humans; impacts; Land degradation; Lead; Mammals; Mines; Mining; Mining industry; Pakistan; Pollutants; Pollution; Preempting; Reptiles; Reptiles & amphibians; Soil contamination; Species; Species extinction; Wildlife; Wildlife habitats; Pakistan; biodiversity; biodiversidade; habitat destruction; detonação; mineração; mining; impacts; destruição de habitat; impactos; blasting

Abstract Mining is vital for human sustenance and a crucial sector in the state economy. However, its impacts on the environment and biodiversity cannot be underestimated. Which are potent to the attract government’s attention. Environment and wildlife are subject to the harmful impacts of mining an...