CHITRAL: A US citizen successfully hunted a superb Kashmiri Markhor at the Gahirat-Golen communal game reserve during the district’s third trophy hunt of the season.
According to a Wildlife Department official, Farooq Nabi, a US national named Robert Myles Hall, hunted the Kashmir Markhor for a trophy permit worth $125,000.
The hunted markhor was around eight years old, and its horns measured about 38 inches long. According to officials, the population of Kashmir Markhor has expanded in recent years as a result of community-based conservation efforts.
Markhor, a wild goat native to high-altitude monsoon forests in Central Asia, is prized for its magnificent horns. The markhor is a big capra species, native to Central in the ongoing season in the district.
According to a Wildlife Department official, Farooq Nabi, a US national named Robert Myles Hall, hunted the Kashmir Markhor for a trophy permit worth $125,000.
The hunted markhor was around eight years old, and its horns measured about 38 inches long. According to officials, the population of Kashmir Markhor has expanded in recent years as a result of community-based conservation efforts.
Markhor, a wild goat native to high-altitude monsoon forests in Central Asia, is prized for its magnificent horns. The markhor is a big capra species indigenous to Central Asia, the Karakoram, and the Himalayas.
Each year, three hunting trophy licenses are awarded for Markhor hunting, with 80% of the total fee dispersed among local communities and 20% is deposited in the national exchequer.
Markhor is protected by local and international laws such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).
In December last year, a US national hunted a markhor at the Tooshi Shasha Conservancy of Lower Chitral district after obtaining a permit for the hunt via a bidding process.
Deron James Millman won the bid in October with a whopping $232,000, making it the biggest bid in history.
Annually, three hunting trophy licenses are issued for Markhor hunting and 80% of the total cost is distributed among local communities and 20% is deposited in the national exchequer.
Markhor is protected by local and international laws such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).
In December last year, a US national hunted a markhor at the Tooshi Shasha Conservancy of Lower Chitral district after obtaining a permit for the hunt via a bidding process.
Deron James Millman won the bid in October with a whopping $232,000, making it the biggest bid in history.
