It is a juniper forest in Ziarat, Balochistan, Pakistan. The juniper forests grow in a semi-arid climate, and are slow-growing and long-lived. The characteristic tree is the Pashtun juniper. Native mammals include the Suleiman markhor, urial, Asian black bear, wolf, golden jackal and Afghan pika. Birds include the chukar, mistle thrush, Black-throated thrush, streaked laughingthrush, rufous-naped tit, and bar-tailed treecreeper.