GB to auction hunting permits for 3 markhors, 14 blue sheep, 100 ibexes

GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan’s Parks and Wildlife Department will auction hunting permits for three Astore markhor, 14 blue sheep and 100 ibexes for the GB Trophy Hunting programme 2026-27. The highest permit base rate is for markhor, set at $200,000. The base rate for blue sheep hunting permits has been set at $25,000, and at $11,000 for Himalayan ibex. The auction notice said that out of the exportable quota of four Astore markhors, one permit had been extended from the last hunting season, so ...

By [email protected] (Jamil Nagri)