Tag: Markhor hunting in Chitral

Animals in Pakistan, Cruelty to Animals in Pakistan

People of Chitral Wonder about the Distribution of Hunting Bids’ Income

by Wisal Yousafzai/ Feb 7, 2024 In Feb 2024, a Russian national hunted a 10-year-old Kashmir Markhor in Kaset village of Toshi Shasha conservancy of Lower Chitral district, paying a trophy hunting permit fee of Rs 51 million to the wildlife department. An office-holder of the village conservation committee (VCC) said that that this was […]

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Cruelty to Animals in Pakistan

Wildlife Department Arrests Two Poachers in Chitral

A team of wildlife department in Feb 2022 foiled an attempt by local poachers to hunt down rare Markhor animals in far-flung mountainous parts of Chitral. “We had received information that two local poachers are going to hunt Markhors in the mountains on which a team was sent and both of them were arrested. Hunting […]

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