PESHAWAR
The provincial wildlife department on Monday organized an open bidding for trophy hunting of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa markhor.
According to a press release, outfitters registered with the Ministry of Climate Change participated in the bidding process. It said that during the bidding process the highest bid was offered by M/S Mehran Safari for Rs 58.7 for a Markhor to be hunted at Toshi-I area of district Chitral.
This is the highest rate ever offered in the history of markhor trophy hunting, said wildlife department officials .
The second highest bid was offered by M/S Zoon Safari for 51.29 million for each markhor to be hunted at Toshi-II, Chitral.
Similarly, the third highest bid was offered by M/S Shikar Safari Rs 37.6 million for a single Markhor to be hunted at Keigah, Kohistan.
Whereas, the fourth highest bid was offered by M/S Hunting Safari for USD Rs 34.6 million for a single Markhor to be hunted at Gehrait, Chitral.
It is pertinent to mention here that 80 percent of the proceeds from such trophy hunting programs are distributed among the local communities and the funds are transferred to their bank accounts for community development and wildlife conservation activities in the respective villages.
