Markhor illegally killed in National Park Chitral

CHITRAL: Markhor (Capra falconeri), the national animal of Pakistan, was on Sunday illegally killed in a park in Chitral district, ARY News reported.

Markhor reportedly jumped into a river after he was shot and injured in National Park Chitral. The markhor, also known as the screw horn goat, is a large species of wild goat that is found in northern and central areas of Pakistan and is worth Rs15 million.

In a video obtained by ARY News, the injured animal can be seen being badly treated. A group of around a dozen people belonging to the Wildlife Department besiege and tame the animal using a rope, after he was injured.

This hunt has raised eyebrows as the National Park Chitral is such a place where one cannot hunt an animal even with a license or NOC.

The Wildlife Department officials said the animal fled away and jumped into the river.

Auction of hunt for the precious animal is held at international level and its license is sold for about 65,000 dollars, out of which 80 percent of the revenue is spent on local population.

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