Markhor trophy hunting permits auctioned

PESHAWAR:

An auction for markhor and ibex trophy hunting in the game reserves of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) was held during which the highest bidder offered $160,250 for hunting an animal in Chitral district of the province on Thursday.

This is the highest amount offered since the start of the trophy hunting project in the province.

In total four permits for markhor and one for ibex were successfully auctioned.

Various registered outfittes from Pakistan including a Turkish lady participated in the bidding process. The highest bid was offered by M/S Mehran Safari at $160,250, equivalent of Rs27,116,223 for a single markhor to be hunted at Toshi-I, district Chitral. This is highest rate ever offered in the history of Markhor Trophy Hunting.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 5^th, 2021.