Trophy Hunting in Chitral
Chitral Parks and Wildlife Department introduced trophy hunting program with the involvement of the community of Bar Valley in 1990.
Trophy hunting of Markhor, Blue Sheep and Ibex is permissible in the Chitral (Pakistan), subject to such rules and regulations as are provided in the Chitral Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation, and Management) Act, 1975. The hunting of Markhor , Blue sheep and Ibex is otherwise prohibited under the general ban imposed by the Govt. of Pakistan and their hunting in Gilgit Baltistan is allowed, as a special case, only in the Community Managed Conservation Areas.
The Trophy Hunting Initiative is a source of revenue for both the locals of the Community Controlled Hunting Areas (CMHA’s)/Community Managed Conservation Areas (CMA’s) and the supervising government department.
Presently, 47 CMHA’s/CMA’s have been notified in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Harali covers an area of 406 Sq Km and is home to Markhor, Ibex, and Snow Leopard
Qurumber is spread across an area of 647 Sq Km and is the habitat for Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Ghulkin is a settlement in the Gojal Tehsil of Hunza district and is home to Ibex and Snow Leopard. The area is spread across 103 Sq Km.
Kargah, spread over an area of 254 Sq Km, provides to be the habitat for Markhor and Snow Leopard. It also boasts to be an archaeological site.
Spread across an area of 165 Sq Km, the community controlled hunting area is home to Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Hussaini is spread across an area of 55 Sq Km and is home to Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Sai Juglote is situated some 45 km east of Gilgit and is spread across an area of 326 Sq Km, boasting to be home to the mighty Markhor and Ibex.
Covering an area of 115 Sq Km, Ishkomen is home to Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Passu is spread across 80 Sq Km and provides to be the habitat for Ibex, Blue Sheep, and Snow Leopard.
Providing to bet he habitat for Markhor and Ibex, Haramosh covers an area of 60 Sq Km in the south-central region of the Rakaposh-Haramosh Mountains.
Danyore is spread across an of 483 Sq Km and provides the habitat for Markhor, Ibex, and Snow Leopard.
Spread across an area of 65 Sq Km, the hunting area is home to Ibex, Markhor, and Snow Leopard.
Misgar is spread across 956 Sq Km and provides to be the habitat for Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Spread across an area of 482 Sq Km, Bagrot valley is home to Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Spread across an area of 482 Sq Km, Bagrot valley is home to Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Gulmit provides to be the habitat for Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Gulmit provides to be the habitat for Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Shimshal, situated in the Gojal Tehsil of Hunza District, is home to Ibex, Blue Sheep, and Snow Leopard and is spread across an area of 168.3 Sq Km. It also boasts to be the highest settlement in the district.
Ramanji serves to be the habitat for Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Bordering Afghanistan and China in the north-most part of Gilgit-Baltistan, Chupursan provides to be the habitat for Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Spread across an area of 233 Sq Km, the Shinaki vicinity is home to Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Spread across an area of 323 Sq Km, Khyber is home to Ibex and Snow Leopard.
The vicinity is spread across 50 Sq Km and is home to Markhor, Ibex, and Snow Leopard.
The vicinity is spread across 50 Sq Km and is home to Markhor, Ibex, and Snow Leopard.
Doyan serves to be the habitat for Markhor and Snow Leopard.
Bar covers an area of 906 Sq Km and is home to Snow Leopard and Ibex.
DMT is home to Snow Leopard, Ibes, and Markhor.
Doyan serves to be the habitat for Markhor and Snow Leopard.
Spread across an area of 326 Sq Km, Khinar is home to Ibex and Snow Leopard.
Spread across an area of 210 Sq Km, this CCHA is home to Ibex, Markhor, and Snow Leopard.