Russian National Hunts Kashmiri Markhor in Chitral
Chitral ke Gahirat–Golen conservancy area mein aik Russian shehri ne qanooni taur par Kashmiri Markhor ka trophy hunt kiya, jiske liye us ne 68,000 US dollars ka licence hasil kiya. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department ke mutabiq yeh shikar Community-Based Trophy Hunting Programme ke tehat hua.
Details of the Trophy Hunt
Wildlife officials ke mutabiq shikar shuda Markhor ke singh 41 inches lambay thay, jo is baat ka ishara hain ke janwar mukammal tor par mature tha. Hunt ke dauran Wildlife Department, police aur local Village Conservation Committees (VCCs) ke numayinday maujood thay, taa ke tamam qawaneen par sakhti se amal ho.
Community-Based Trophy Hunting Programme Explained
Yeh programme local communities ko wildlife conservation mein shaamil karne ke liye design kiya gaya hai. Is scheme ke tehat:
- Har saal mehdood trophy hunting licences jari ki jati hain
- Licence fee ka 80% hissa local communities ko diya jata hai
- Baqi 20% riyasati khazane mein jama hota hai
- Raqam ko local development aur wildlife protection par kharch kiya jata hai
Wildlife Department ka kehna hai ke is model ki wajah se ghair-qanooni shikar mein numaya kami aayi hai.
CITES Approval and Legal Framework
October 2024 mein CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) ne Kohistan aur Chitral ke liye non-export quota ke tehat Markhor hunting ki ijazat di thi. Isi faislay ke baad KP Wildlife Department ne chay Markhor ke trophy hunts allow kiye, jinhon ne majmoi tor par $246,700 revenue generate kiya.
Comparison with Previous Trophy Hunts
Is se qabal guzashta saal aik American shehri ne isi region mein Kashmiri Markhor ka shikar $125,000 ke permit par kiya tha. Us Markhor ke singh takreeban 38 inches thay aur us ki umar lagbhag 8 saal batayi gayi thi.
Criticism and Conservation Debate
Jahan Wildlife Department is programme ko conservation ka hissa qarar deta hai, wahin kuch social activists ne is par tanqeed bhi ki hai. Un ka kehna hai ke Markhor jaisay rare janwar ke shikar ke bajaye zyada tawajjoh us ki hifazat par di jani chahiye. Activists ne wildlife awareness campaigns shuru karne ka bhi mutalba kiya hai.
Officials’ Perspective on Sustainability
Mehakma-e-Wildlife ka moqif hai ke trophy hunting sirf buzurg aur limited janwaron tak mehdood hoti hai, jisse species ki overall population par manfi asar nahi parta. Un ke mutabiq local log jab conservation se faida hasil karte hain, to woh janwaron ki hifazat khud karte hain.
