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  2. Markhor - Wikipedia

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    The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. [37] It was one of the 72 animals featured on the World Wide Fund for Nature Conservation Coin Collection in 1976. Markhor marionettes are used in the Afghan puppet shows known as buz-baz. The markhor has also been mentioned in a Pakistani computer-animated film known as Allahyar and the Legend of ...

  3. Astor markhor - Wikipedia

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    The Astor markhor or flare-horned markhor ... At one time C. f. falconeri was assessed as being endangered but it is ... The 2011 estimate for the total population is ...

  4. International Day of Markhor - Wikipedia

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    The markhor, a species of significant ecological value, is confronted with challenges such as loss of habitat, repeated instances of poaching, and the impacts of climate change. In 2014, the markhor was categorized as " Near Threatened " and it is currently listed on the Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation ...

  5. There are only 76 of These Massive Animals Left - AOL

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    There was a population living in Vietnam, but the last one died in 2011. The park has been monitoring the population since 1967 when there were only 25 rhinos. Park officials estimated the herd ...

  6. List of endangered species in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Markhor Capra falconeri: Pallas's cat Otocolobus manul: Red deer ... National status: critically endangered [8] Reptiles. Testudo horsfieldii; Birds.

  7. Trophy Hunting in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Presently, the markhor population in the country has surged to a range of 3,500 to 4,000 individuals, in contrast to the figures of 1,500 to 2,000 noted in 2001. Within the framework of the trophy hunting initiative, indigenous communities are allocated 80% of the license fees, while the remaining portion is retained by the government.

  8. Why the most iconic butterfly in the U.S. will likely be ...

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    Monarch butterflies can fly dozens of miles in a day.They are an astonishing and intrepid species in North America. But in some places, populations of the migratory monarch butterfly, an iconic ...

  9. Wildlife of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The long-lasting conflict in the country badly affected both predator and prey species, so that the national population is considered to be small and severely threatened. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Between 2004 and 2007, a total of 85 leopard skins were seen being offered in markets of Kabul. [ 10 ]