Search on for killer of female Astore markhor

[ghazi52]

Search on for killer of female Astore markhor

Postmortem of the body suggested that the rare animal had been shot by a gun.— Creative Commons/File

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan police and the wildlife officials are searching for the person (s) who killed the highest rated female Astore markhor in Bunji area of the district despite a complete ban on its hunting.

The postmortem report of the body suggested that the rare species was shot dead with a gun.

According to GB wildlife and parks department officials, recently they were informed that a female Astore markhor had been killed in Bunji. The wildlife personnel visited the area and were told by the locals that the female markhor was gun shot from Haramosh area of Gilgit.

Later, a team comprising wildlife department officials from Gilgit and Astore started a joint action, recovered body of Astore markhor and took it to Gilgit town.

Postmortem of the body conducted at a veterinary hospital in Gilgit on Tuesday suggested that the rare animal had been shot by a gun.

Yaqub Ali Khan, conservator GB wildlife and parks department, told Dawn that a case had been registered in Haramosh police station against the accused.

The GB police and wildlife personnel have started operation to trace the killer of the rare animal, he said, adding the Astore markhor was the highest rated hunting animal in GB.

In recent auctions for trophy hunting programme, 2018-19, the hunting permit of Astore markhor was purchased at 100,000 US dollars. These permits are issued for hunting of only male and overage markhors with specified conditions.

 

[Mugwop]

@Maarkhoor

You must take revenge for this

 

[Maarkhoor]

@Maarkhoor

You must take revenge for this

 

[SecularNationalist]

In recent auctions for trophy hunting programme, 2018-19, the hunting permit of Astore markhor was purchased at 100,000 US dollars. These permits are issued for hunting of only male and overage markhors with specified conditions.

So thats,s the loss of more than 1 crore pkr had that animal been shot as a trophy.

@Maarkhoor

You must take revenge for this

of course that goat shagger is really angry

 

[ghazi52]

Markhor hunting: Four permits go for Rs45m
APP
November 3, 2018

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department has issued four permits of Markhor hunting to consultants companies for $342,000 or Rs45.71 million. The permits were issued after fulfilling the codal formalities of tender opening in a meeting held in the office of Chief Conservator of Wildlife Safdar Ali Shah. Hunting permits were issued for game reserves situated in Chitral and Kohistan. The permit for Toshi-I Game Reserve, Chitral was awarded on $91,000 whereas Toshi-II Game Reserve on $90,000. The other two permits for Kohistan including Gehriat Game Reserve and Kayga Game Reserve were sold for $81,000 and $80,000 respectively. In the previous year Markhor Hunting Permits were sold for $321,000. It merits a mentioned here that 80 per cent of the revenue generated by these permits goes to local communities of the area while remaining 20 per cent of the amount is submitted in K-P exchequer.

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