Gilgit Auctions Markhor Permits

GilgitOne markhor permit opens at $200,000.

Permit fees fund the mountain conservancies that now protect the herds.

Pakistan’s community trophy-hunting quotas, set by annual wildlife surveys, turned a competitor for grazing into villages’ most valuable asset.

Operators warn repeated price hikes already cost the program 200 million rupees in unused permits.

Sources: Dawn