The recent news about trophy hunting of markhor and ibex in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has sparked intriguing public debates. Many have questioned the ethics of this practice, while others have asked about ...

If they didn't have enough to worry about from dodging poachers, snow leopards, and landslides in Central Asia's rugged mountains, a population of endangered markhor -- a majestic wild goat species -- ...

Asadullah Bazai, Pakistan’s former national shooting champion and a veteran hunter, is on a mission to save the country's rare Sulaiman markhor, a straight-horned goat that was once on the verge of ...

When the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified markhor, or wild goat, as an endangered species in Pakistan, the northwestern provincial administration worked hard to protect ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A pair of endangered markhor, the national animal of Pakistan, has been born at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Sasha and Turgan were born June 23, the zoo announced today. The markhor, ...

A Turkmenian markhor is dead at Utah’s Hogle Zoo following a sparring match with a fellow male markhor, the zoo announced Saturday. Markhor are an exotic Asian goat-like species native to central Asia ...

The national animal of the country, Markhor, through conservation efforts of domestic organisations aided by a hunting ban, has grown in number in recent years. Since 2015, the Markhor has been on the ...

Markhor, a distinctive species of wild goat identified by its long hair and spiralled horns, is a protected species in Pakistan unless permitted by the government to kill it under trophy hunting ...

A Texas man paid $110,000 to hunt a rare mountain goat called the markhor in Pakistan, according to reports. According to Pakistani newspaper Dawn.com, American Bryan Harlan paid the amount as a ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails An American trophy hunter has paid $100,000 (£78,000) ...