American man hunts Markhor in Chitral after paying US$92,000

[nahtanbob]

Don't allow this pleasure hunting games... for the sake of dollars... let them die naturally. ..

hunting is accepted practice to control populations of herbivores
there is nothing pretty about starvation

 

[undercover JIX]

locals should kill these bastards they are not welcome in Pakistan

exactly my thoughts.
Locals should these hunters and have some reward system in place.

 

[Trango Towers]

A hunter from USA, who had arrived in Pakistan through a helicopter for hunting Markhor in the limits of Toshi Village Conservation Committee (VCC) in Chitral district, has been able to hunt a 44-inch trophy.

Christopher from USA has paid an amount of US$92,000 to hunt Markhor (Capra Falconeri) – Pakistan’s national animal – and Rs10,000 for shooting license.

Another hunter from Switzerland, Stacky has paid Rs145,000 to hunt an Ibex and Rs10,000 for the shooting license.

These hunting expeditions are monitored by village representatives, as well as government officials to ensure that laws are not broken.

Annually four hunting trophy licenses are being issued for Markhor hunting and 80% of total cost are being distributing among local community and 20 % being depositing in public exchequer, according to Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Wildlife Muhammad Hussain.

There is no permission for legal hunting in Chitral Goal National Park. But social and political circle of Chitral have demanded of the government for allowing hunting trophy license in buffer areas of Chitral goal national park because the aged and ailing Markhors are already dying without any hunting or benefiting local communities.

As well as some criminal people are also involved in illegal hunting of Markhors at these prohibited areas as recently one Markhor was hunted by Islam Baig illegally.

The wildlife officer said that if the government allows legal hunting in buffer areas in surrounding of Chitral goal national park for hunting of aged, ailing and weak Markhors who are already dying, it will be best both for public and government.

Residents of these buffer areas will be benefitted from hunting trophy and they will feel ownership of these species and will protect them from illegal hunting, Hussain stressed.


Markhor is protected by local and international laws such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites).

In a Feb 2018 brief to a parliamentary committee, the Ministry of Climate Change said that the trophy hunting of markhor in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan and Azad Kashmir was a success story in Pakistan, as local communities conserve the animal and international hunters pay large sums for obtaining shooting licences.

Up to 80 per cent of the money generated from issuing markhor hunting permits is shared with the local community, which works to prevent illegal hunting of the animal.

The Gilgit-Baltistan Wildlife Department in Oct 2018 auctioned hunting permits for 18 rare species under the trophy hunting programme 2018 and 2019. The licences for trophy hunting included four Astore markhor, 14 blue sheep and 95 ibex.






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Should not be allowrd

 

[War Thunder]

Most of this money goes back to funding the conservation efforts for these animals, so it is a smart move.

Facilitating the killing of an animal for money and sport of it and that too in a society that claims to be "Muslim" is a smart effin move?
This is effed up and stupid and these bicthes whoever are responsible for giving out these licenses need to stop.

From your logic, your death or those of your loved ones should also be priced, provided the money comes back to your family? Easy money right?

hunting is accepted practice to control populations of herbivores
there is nothing pretty about starvation

These are not pesty herbivores nor the ones over eating or over populated.
It's an endangered specie if you didn't care to read through the thread.

 

[nahtanbob]

These are not pesty herbivores nor the ones over eating or over populated.
It's an endangered specie if you didn't care to read through the thread.

I am replying to one of the previous posters who objected to hunting as a means of population control
i would not support hunting of endangered species

 

[Sabretooth]

I do agree with free hunting license for foreigners to hunt corrupt Pakistani politicians.

I like this idea. Very useful for Pakistanis in particular and human race in general.

 

[Kambojaric]

Every single time this hunting program is mentioned I have to clarify exactly how this program is actually very good for the animals.


Despite not being a fan of killing animals for sport, I'm actually a pretty big admirer of this program but not merely because of the licensing fees paid to the locals. The foreigners were never the ones who hunted these animals close to extinction, it was the local poachers. Now those very locals receive a season's worth of income from a single one of these licensed hunts. These licensed hunters hire jeeps, guides, porters, lodging and buy supplies from these locals which brings direct income to the whole community. The locals later realised that if the animals' populations were not kept at healthy levels the government would stop issuing these licenses which would stop this vital source of income for them. And the poaching suddenly stopped. The program turned those former poachers into today's conservationists which has resulted in an unprecedented increase in these animals' numbers. The locals are the ones who make sure the right animals are hunted and that illegal poaching does not happen. This has been the real benefit of this program. Ironically, no one had a clue of this happening when the program was first devised, it was only realised later. It has been so successful that since then countries all over the world have emulated it for their own endangered species.

This program was originally devised by a British conservationist working in the Chiltan National Park in Balochistan. He had tried every thing but he could not stop the nomadic tribes crossing through the region from poaching the Markhor for meat and pelts. They had been doing it for hundreds of years, they didn't care what anyone said. Later, when the conservation efforts were hit with budget cuts he came up with this program; part of the licensing fees were to be paid towards the conservation efforts while the rest were to be paid to the locals. It was only a few years later when he realised the true genius of the program he had devised.

And every time i have to thank you

 

[krash]

In u.s if he does same he would face severe cases and proceedings but in Pakistan we are ready to sale every thing for few dollars

The US has yearly hunting seasons for different animals.

Read many yrs back Robert Deniro visited Northern Area? True or false

In Chitral, 2004. Technically, not the Northern Areas, but still northern Pakistan.

And every time i have to thank you

My pleasure

 

[Yaseen1]

hunting season should be approved by govt properly and in west it is not allowed for antique species which are near verge of extinction

The US has yearly hunting seasons for different animals.

In Chitral. Technically, not the Northern Areas, but still northern Pakistan.



My pleasure

 

[krash]

hunting season should be approved by govt properly and in west it is not allowed for antique species which are near verge of extinction

Please read my previous post about how this program in reality has helped the Markhor population in leaps and bounds. This program has actually brought the Markhor back from the brink of extinction.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/amer...-after-paying-us-92-000.596672/#post-11097706

 

[Yaseen1]

when we make licenses for hunting of this animal expensive it will promote locals to hunt this animals and sell it to foreigners in black to earn money and it will promote smuggling of this animal

Please read my previous post about how this program in reality has helped the Markhor population in leaps and bounds. This program has actually brought the Markhor back from the brink of extinction.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/amer...-after-paying-us-92-000.596672/#post-11097706

 

[krash]

when we make licenses for hunting of this animal expensive it will promote locals to hunt this animals and sell it to foreigners in black to earn money and it will promote smuggling of this animal

You think these people who are paying upwards of $90,000 USD are doing it for the trophy? They could have already had it for $1000 if they wanted to go down the black market way.

Will you please read the post? It's not that long.