Are specific characteristics/traits being targeted?
Yes
Impact of tro- phy hunting on population structures, espe- cially resulting into female biased sex ratios among sexually dimorphic ungulate species has been visibly observed in different parts of the world
Purpose of Use
Income generation from trade at individual or household or community
Recreational
What is the main end use for any living organisms, parts or products taken/extracted?
Local people (e.g., individuals, communities, co-operatives)
National external (individual, groups. e.g., hunters, anglers, photographers, tourists)
International external (individual, groups. e.g., hunters, anglers, photographers, tourists)
Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE
Yes – use is improving the status (e.g., population is increasing or stabilising, extraction effort OR catch per unit effort is decreasing or stable)
Is there evidence that the use is affecting natural selection?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting poaching of illegal wildlife trade?
Yes, positive (use is helping combat poaching or illegal wildlife trade)
Regarding population size and structure we found that the minimum number of C. sibirica at Khyber was 939 and Hussaini 346 animals, showing considerable increase as compared to the past estimates, i.e., 120 indi- viduals in Khyber during 1998 (IUCN 2006) and 39 in Hussaini during 2002 (WWF Paki- stan – unpublished). Such an increase can be attributed to the community support for con- servation as a result of the benefits of trophy hunting ; Our study also shows increasing populations of C. sibirica as a result of trophy hunting program.
Because under the trophy hunting program 80% share of the hunting revenues goes to the local communities. Consequently, the com- munity forbid illegal hunting themselves and also help the government authorities to stop illegal hunting, resultantly the population of target species increases.
Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out
Trophy hunting in northern Pakistan is considered to have contributed to increasing populations of wild ungulates by promot- ing conservation efforts and socio-economic well-being of local people (Jackson 2004) but systematic data is deficient to authenticate such claims.
Regarding population size and structure we found that the minimum number of C. sibirica at Khyber was 939 and Hussaini 346 animals, showing considerable increase as compared to the past estimates, i.e., 120 indi- viduals in Khyber during 1998 (IUCN 2006) and 39 in Hussaini during 2002 (WWF Paki- stan – unpublished). Such an increase can be attributed to the community support for con- servation as a result of the benefits of trophy hunting ;
Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded
Muhammad Zafar Khan, Farida Begum, Muhammad Riaz, Babar Khan, Rehmat Karim, Karamat Ali, Safina Aman "Predicting the Potential Impacts of Trophy Hunting on Population Structure of Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica) in Northern Pakistan," Polish Journal of Ecology, 67(3), 264-270, (9 December 2019)