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The Kashmir markhor, Pir Panjal markhor, or flare-horned markhor (Capra falconeri cashmiriensis) is a possible subspecies of Capra falconeri endemic to the Western Himalayas of India and Pakistan. Many, including the IUCN, do not consider it a separate subspecies. [2] These markhors are hunted as part of a community-based hunting program.
Markhor. In British India, markhor were considered to be among the most challenging game species, because of the danger involved in stalking and pursuing them in high, mountainous terrain. [32] According to Arthur Brinckman in his The Rifle in Cashmere, "a man who is a good walker will never wish for any finer sport than ibex or markhoor ...
In India it is fully protected and is present in three wildlife reserves, the Limber Wildlife Sanctuary, and the Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary and the Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary. [1] These three areas are planned to be combined to create the Kazinag National Park in order to protect the Astor markhor and other mammals such as the snow leopard ...
The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for the protection of plants and animal species. Before 1972, India had only five designated national parks. Among other reforms, the Act established scheduled protected plant and hunting certain animal species or harvesting these species was largely outlawed. [1]
The sanctuary is a conservation ground for Markhor wild goats. Apart from other species of goats, Limber Wildlife Sanctuary also is home to Himalayan musk deer, leopards and brown bears. 120 different species of birds and 20 species of mammals are found here as well.
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. [5]
A 15-year-old boy stormed a small regional airport in Arkansas with an AR-style rifle while demanding a plane — until he was stopped by a “heroic” pilot who ran and grabbed his own gun ...
Through NHCs, WTI has been able to achieve ‘zero hunting’ of Whale Sharks along the Sourashtra Coast of Gujarat. The campaign is one of the stellar conservation stories that have come out of India in the past decade. The Gujarat Whale Shark Conservation campaign has successfully converted the fishers who once hunted the species into protectors.