CHITRAL: An American citizen has hunted a Kashmiri Markhor at the Gahirat-Golen community game reserve during the third trophy hunting in the ongoing season.
In a social media post, the Chitral Wildlife Division shared that Robert Myles Hall hunted the Kashmir Markhor for a trophy permit of $125,000. The Markhor was approximately eight years old, with a horn size of 38 inches.
Markhor, a wild goat native to high-altitude monsoon forests in central Asia, are highly valued for their majestic horns. The markhor is a large capra species native to Central Asia, Karakoram and the Himalayas.
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).
