Conservation hunting at work in Central Asia. Tajikistan has recovered critical populations of markhor and argali through a homegrown conservancy system.

In anticipation of benefiting from hunting revenues, local families or non-profits have obtained user rights to land, and implemented anti-poaching and benefits-sharing systems. They have recovered the wildlife so effectively, even predators like the endangered snow leopard are thriving.

Tajikistan recently held a meeting to update its wildlife Conservation laws and policies (See photo below).

Read more about the markhor: [URL=Conservation hunting at work in Central Asia]Conservation hunting at work in Central Asia[/URL] http://www.conservationforce.org/markhor and more about snow leopard recovery can be found at:
http://voices.nationalgeograph...ajikistan-brings-e…/.

John
thank-you for the update