How trophy-hunting saved the Markhor
The games not only curb illegal hunting but also help generate revenue for over 24 villages
American huntner Edward Joseph poses with the longest horned-Markhor he hunted down in the Toshi Shasha conservation area in Chitral. PHOTO: EXPRESS
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The Markhor, one of the largest and most magnificent members of the goat family, has been trotting the mountainous terrains of Central Asia, Karakoram and the Himalayas for centuries.
The screw-horned goat, which gets its name from a combination of two Persian and Pashto words Mar (meaning snake) and Khor (meaning eater) was once considered to be the most difficult game in all of British India. It’s nativity to high-altitude regions made the Markhor’s hunt a dice with death for all who dared summiting the perilous peaks of its haunt.
QUEZON CITY, March 12 (PIA) — Kicking off its virtual series on sustainable financing and protected area effectiveness, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) held a two-part virtual training on the Monitoring Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) for protected area managers.Drawing a hundred.
Screengrab from the two-part virtual training on Monitoring Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) for protected area managers. Photo: ACB
LAGUNA, Mar 12 Kicking off its virtual series on sustainable financing and protected area effectiveness, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) held a two-part virtual training on the Monitoring Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) for protected area managers.
Drawing a hundred participants from the ASEAN Member States, the METT-4 training was conducted in cooperation with the European Union, German Development Bank (KfW), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) through the Biodiversity Conservation and Management of Protected Areas in ASEAN (BCAMP) Project, Small Grants Programme (SGP), and the Institutional Strengthening of Biodiversity Sector in the ASEAN II (ISB II) Project, respectively. The training was designed to help develop capacities and improve the quality of ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs) and protected areas in
Rare baby giraffe calf born at Chester Zoo Already standing at 6ft tall and weighing 70kg, giraffe experts say the new arrival will grow to be 18ft and weigh over 1000kg
The birth of a rare baby giraffe has been caught on camera at Chester Zoo.
The leggy new arrival – a rare Rothschild’s giraffe – was born to mum Orla at 3am on 3rd March 2021, landing onto soft straw from a height of around 2m (6.5ft).
Incredible CCTV footage captured the special moment the young male calf entered the world, as well as his wobbly first steps and his precious first suckle.
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Central Asia’s Fruit and Nut Forests: The Real Garden of Eden?
Birthplaces of some of the world’s most beloved snacks
Millions of years ago, in the temperate montane forests of a little-known region in Central Asia, some of the world’s best-loved fruit and nut trees began to grow. Apples, apricots, cherries, plums, grapes, figs, peaches, pomegranates, pears, almonds, pistachios and walnuts all originated in the hills and valleys of the Tian Shan mountain range, which stretches from Uzbekistan in the west to China and Mongolia in the east.