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The most exciting wildlife is found in the North West Frontier Province, where bears and leopards still roam. This is where the increasingly rare snow leopard also known as the clouded leopard because its thick, pale grey, dark-ringed coat looks like clouds can still be found living in the forests near the snow line. The clouded leopard is a protected species as only about 250 remain .Another protected species is the bustard. The bustard, a fowl, was a popular food source and was excessively hunted until it was in danger of extinction. With the help of the World Wildlife Fund, the government is preserving the species.
Around the southern delta area crocodiles and pythons are common. Also found here is the Indus River dolphin, which is blind and navigates by sonar.
The dry climate and the hot summers determine the plant life to a large extent. Apart from plantations and orchards, trees are not very common; low-lying bushes are more likely to be seen in the landscape. Typical vegetation consists of short grass, and in Balochistan only xerophytic plants— plants adapted to hot, dry climates—are likely to survive. The Thar Desert (also known as the Great Indian Desert) covers part of East Pakistan and, although it contains patches of clay, across the tracts of pure sand there is virtually no vegetation.