A renowned American hunter, Ronald Joviten, has made history by securing the highest bid ever recorded for a markhor hunting permit.<\/p>\n
Ronald Joviten paid an unprecedented $271,000 to hunt the national animal of Pakistan, the first of the season.<\/p>\n
Farooq Nabi, Divisional Forest Officer Wildlife Chitral, revealed that Joviten won the permit in October and successfully hunted an 11-year-old markhor on December 8.<\/p>\n
The hunt took place in the Tooshi Shasha Conservancy under wildlife officials\u2019 supervision. The trophy, marked by horns measuring an impressive 49.5 inches, was a significant achievement.<\/p>\n
According to the details, the Wildlife Department issued four permits this year, two of which fetched the remarkable price of $271,000 each.<\/p>\n
Wildlife authorities emphasized that 80% of the revenue from trophy hunting directly benefits local communities, with the remainder allocated for wildlife conservation and community development projects.<\/p>\n
Pakistan introduced trophy hunting in 1999 to combat illegal poaching, following a 1997 Zimbabwe conference that granted the country the authority to issue permits.<\/p>\n
Initially capped at six trophies annually, the quota now allows up to twelve.<\/p>\n
Last year, another American hunter obtained a permit for $105,000 to hunt a Kashmir markhor, with the trophy\u2019s horns measuring 45 inches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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