A. Species
Scientific name: Capra falconeri
Common name(s): Markhor
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Near Threatened
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Pakistan
- Tajikistan
Country/Region: Pakistan and Tajikistan / Hindu Kush Karakoram Pamir mountain region
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Regional/Continental/Multi-country level
Name/Details of location: Hindu Kush Karakoram Pamir mountain region
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2000
End Year: 2019
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals
Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Collection/display
Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: Gilgit-Baltistan Forest and Wildlife Department, Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (2020).
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Community-led trophy hunting programmes showed an evident improvement in the conservation of CITES-listed markhor populations in Gilgit-Baltistan) and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The official records from wildlife and trophy hunting archives of the provincial Wildlife Departments showed that an international hunter pays US$ 60,000–100,000 for a Markhor. The hunting fee for Markhor has increased markedly from US$ 25,000 in 1999 to US$ 55,000 in 2005–06 and US$ 100,000 in 2018–19. Until the year 2000, community share was 75% of the total hunting fee, but it was increased to 80% in conformity with CBD COP11 commitments for more community benefit under sustainable resource use regime. Revenue generated through trophy Hunting of Markhor in Toshi, Goleen, and Kaigah community conservation areas during 1998 - 2007 was around US$ 1.056 million, including US$ 843,300 community share.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This study.
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Benefits to community-based conservancies.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: This study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Details of assessment carried out: This study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
The study recommend that it is crucial to improve the present arrangements to a more robust and pragmatic conservation approach where conservation focus is inclusive, holistic, and broadly ecosystem-based, rather than focusing on a species, with a viable incentive package benefiting biodiversity, species, habitats, ecosystems and local communities. Very little is known about the community perspective of trophy hunting revenue and its use in community development programs. Future emphasis should be on understanding the complex socio-ecological aspects of mountain ecosystems, building transparent, inclusive and equitable benefit sharing systems at local levels, and promote thinking beyond trophy hunting programs, to build adaptive capacities for resilient mountain societies and ecosystems.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2021-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2022-11-21