Hunting markhor.

Byline: Sayed Tassaduque Hussain - Shikarpur

THE ibex (markhor) is the national animal of Pakistan. It is on the list of endangered animals. As a rule it is illegal to hunt markhor in Pakistan except under the trophy scheme.

In this scheme, a good sum of money is paid by the hunter and a permit is given to them to hunt a trophy. Four hunting licences are issued every year and it is informed by the wildlife department that 80 per cent of the money is distributed among the local community and...