Ibex’s second trophy hunting this year in Chitral

The second ibex was hunted in Chitral this year. An American citizen got a permit for Rs.2 Crore and hunted the national animal of Pakistan.

According to wildlife officials, Markhor was killed in the Toshi Shasha area.

Also read

Burj Al Arab Opens Doors For Visitors First Time in 22 Years

NZ Incident Can Take a Heavy Toll on Tourism in Pakistan

Markhor has the honor of being the national animal of Pakistan. Markhor is considered one of the endangered species. That is, if proper measures are not taken to protect them, this species may become extinct from the planet forever in the near future.

According to wildlife officials, the first successful Markhor hunt in Chitral this year was conducted by Joseph Palich, an American citizen, who obtained a Markhor hunting permit for about Rs. 20 million. The hunted markhor was 9 years old and 43 inches in size.

It should be noted that Markhor’s first trophy hunting in Chitral this year was also done by an American citizen. Edward Joseph Hudson hunted a 10-year-old Markhor with 44-inch long horns in the Kotoshi Shasha area on Saturday, January 2. The American citizen had obtained a permit for hunting Markhor for 88 thousand dollars.

An American citizen named Edward Joseph Hudson hunted down the longest horned Markhor in the Toshi Shasha conservation area in Chitral on Saturday, January 2, 2021. #KPWildlife pic.twitter.com/13kSVWFPai

– Deputy Commissioner, Lower Chitral (@DCLowerChitral) January 3, 2021

Earlier, on December 17, 2020, Joseph Bradford, an American citizen, had hunted a 39-inch horned Markhor in Toshi Shasha for which he had obtained a permit from the Wildlife Department for Rs 13.1 million.

It may be recalled that 868 markhors have gone missing from Chitral National Park in the last two years. It is said that they have been hunted illegally. According to the Wildlife Department survey, the number of markhors in Chitral National Park in 2019 was 2,868 which has now come down to 2,000.