Highest ever bid for trophy hunting of Markhor in Chitral
PESHAWAR: The bidding for Markhor Trophy Hunting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was conducted on Monday in which outfitters registered with the Ministry of Climate Change participated.
The highest bid was offered by M/S Mehran Safari for $212,000 equivalent to PKR 58,777,127/ for a single Markhor to be hunted at Toshi-I area of Chitral. This is highest rate ever offered in the history of Markhor Trophy Hunting.
The second highest bid was offered by M/S Zoon Safari for $185000 equivalent to Rs. 51291361 for single Markhor to be hunted at Toshi-II Chitral. This is second highest rate ever offered in the history of Markhor Trophy Hunting.
Similarly, the third highest bid was offered by M/S Shikar Safari for $135,900 which is equivalent to Rs. 37678356 for a single Markhor to be hunted at Keigah, Kohistan. Whereas, the fourth highest bid was offered by M/S Hunting Safari for USD 125000/- which is equivalent to Rs. 34656325/- for a single Markhor to be hunted at Gahirait, Chitral.
Eighty percent of the proceeds from the trophy hunting program 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, said a press release.