American Trophy Hunter Pays $100,000 to Shoot Endangered Markhor—Pakistan’s National Animal

American Trophy Hunter Pays $100,000 to Shoot Endangered Markhor—Pakistan’s National Animal
A spiral-horned markhor goat. Pixabay
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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The endangered spiral-horned markhor goat might be the national animal of Pakistan, but every year the government grants licenses for a handful to be shot, usually by rich foreign hunters who can pay the $100,000 per trophy.

This year was no exception, with reports of two American hunters shooting the rare goat in the northern mountains of Pakistan.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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