F.P. Report
ASTORE: An American citizen hunted Markhor, a rare species in Gilgit-Baltistan, under ongoing trophy hunting program, on Tuesday.
According to details, Bryan Harlan an American hunter hunted a Markhor in GB. Wildlife department told media that this was most expensive hunt in the history of the trophy hunting programs in Gilgit Baltistan. The hunters paid a sum of US $ 110000 as license fee for hunting.
The trophy hunting quota is created on the basis of annual surveys conducted by wildlife experts. Trophy hunting program began in the 1980s. It is carried out under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wildlife and is allowed only in notified areas of Gilgit-Baltistan.
