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Govt Asked To Ban Markhor Hunting In Chitral


Sumaira FH 1 hour ago Mon 07th January 2019 | 04:54 PM

Govt asked to ban Markhor hunting in Chitral


The residents of Chitral here on Monday have demanded that government should take solid measure for the protection of precious Markhor and impose ban over its illegal hunting



CHITRAL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Jan, 2019 ) :The residents of Chitral here on Monday have demanded that government should take solid measure for the protection of precious Markhor and impose ban over its illegal hunting.

They said that already hunting of Markhor has banned in Chitral Goal National Park.

The Markhor is a rare and endanger specie of the area, they expressed their concern over the issuance of Rs10 million permit for hunting this endanger specie in the name of hunting trophy, which is very disappointing act.

The people of the area said that recently a person fired a Markhor for hunting in Chitral Goal National Park, which was totally illicit hunting, the staff of wildlife was tried to catch the Markhor, but unfortunately wounded Markhor fell down into the river and died.

The residents demanded that government should take stern action against violators and imposed heavy fine on them Markhor hunters.

https://arynews.tv/en/markhor-...tional-park-chitral/


LINK HAS THE VIDEO.



Markhor jumps in the river to escape illegal Chitral hunters

Web Desk On Jan 6, 2019 Last Updated Jan 7, 2019

CHITRAL: In an epic show of brutality, a Markhor, the national animal of Pakistan, was on Sunday illegally killed in a park in Chitral district, ARY News reported.

In a video obtained by ARY News, it can be seen that a group of men first shot the animal and then tried to tie it with ropes.



The injured animal can be seen being badly treated. A group of around a dozen people belonging to the Wildlife Department besiege and tame the animal using a rope after it was injured.

Distressed, the markhor later jumped into a river in a bid to escape the hunters.

The markhor, also known as the screw horn goat, is a large species of wild goat that is found in northern and central areas of Pakistan. It is an expensive animal, and the value of the one killed is estimated Rs15mn.

The hunt has raised eyebrows as the Chitral National Park is a sanctuary where one cannot hunt an animal even with a license or NOC.

Auction of hunting permits for the precious animal is held at an international level the licenses are sold for as much as $65,000, making it one of the most expensive trophy hunting activities in the world.

Against the license, the hunters are allowed only one bullet shot at an animal. Failure in killing the animal in one shot terminates the license. Hunters are not allowed to kill the animal by hand or through a second shot.

80 per cent of the revenue generated from the activity is spent on the local population whereas the government uses the rest for preserving the species and other uses.

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Failure in killing the animal in one shot terminates the license. Hunters are not allowed to kill the animal by hand or through a second shot.

This takes the cake!

What will they think of next??