Russian man hunts Kashmir markhor for $64,000
This was the third and final hunt of the season SAMAA | Saifur Rehman - Posted: Feb 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago SAMAA | Saifur Rehman Posted: Feb 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago
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A Russian man hunted an eight-year-old Kashmir markhor in Gilgit-Baltistan s Gahirat Gol on Saturday.
The markhor had 38-inch horns.
The hunted paid $64,000 to hunt Pakistanâs national animal as part of the country s trophy hunting programme.
This was the third and final hunt of the season. Previously, two American hunters have killed two markhors in the region.
Markhor is protected by the local and international laws like the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. It can be found in Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral, Kalash Valley, Hunza among other Northern parts of Pakistan.
Date: 27 January 2021
DOC is the CITES Management Authority in New Zealand, responsible for administering the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) – the international agreement that regulates and monitors trade in animal and plant species to ensure it does not threaten their long-term survival in the wild.
DOC’s Team Lead Border Operations, Clinton Turner, says some items such as traditional medicines may contain threatened animal and plant species that are protected by CITES and require permits before bringing them into New Zealand.
“Many people buy or send items from China to celebrate the festival. Some common traditional medicine items that need CITES permits are Po Chai, Renshen Guipi Wan, American Ginseng, and Dendrobium.
Namibia to auction 170 high value wild elephants due to drought despite objections
Conservationists dispute the government s claims of overpopulation as the animal is at risk of extinction globally due to poaching
The elephants have been accused of exacerbating a drought
Credit: Mark Holdefehr
Namibia is set to sell 170 wild elephants in a controversial auction ending on Friday in response to disputed claims that the animals growing populations are worsening a drought and threatening people.
The elephants, including rare desert elephants and calves, have been rounded up in remote areas of the country s north over the past few weeks.
Authorities said they would auction the animals to anyone in Namibia or abroad who could meet strict criteria including quarantine facilities and a game-proof fence certificate for the property where the elephants will be kept.
News27 January 2021
By Darren Lum
The following are Highlands East council briefs from the Jan. 19 meeting held virtually on YouTube.
The recent attempts to start a roadside zoo with exotic animals on Peterson Road in neighbouring Hastings Highlands is drawing attention for how residents there are raising concerns and has led to Highlands East expanding its animal control bylaws to include exotic animals.
From her monthly staff report, township bylaw enforcement officer Kristen Boylan presented potential issues that face the township without such a bylaw to address complaints and concerns related to exotic animal ownership. As it stands, the township has no enforcement options.
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DOC is the CITES Management Authority in New Zealand, responsible for administering the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) – the international agreement that regulates and monitors trade in animal and plant species to ensure it does not threaten their long-term survival in the wild.
DOC’s Team Lead Border Operations, Clinton Turner, says some items such as traditional medicines may contain threatened animal and plant species that are protected by CITES and require permits before bringing them into New Zealand.
“Many people buy or send items from China to celebrate the festival. Some common traditional medicine items that need CITES permits are Po Chai, Renshen Guipi Wan, American Ginseng, and Dendrobium.