WEB DESK: The International Day of Markhor is being observed today.
The day recognizes the importance of preserving Markhor and its natural habitat, which was listed as near threatened species in 2014, highlighting the need to protect it and its ecosystem, and has been included in Appendix I to the convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora since 1992.
Preserving the Markhor and its natural habitat is an ecological imperative and a significant opportunity to bolster the regional economy, foster conservation efforts and promote sustainable tourism and economic growth and that conservation efforts will benefit the ecosystem.
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 24 May the International Day of the Markhor, A/RES/78/278 and we celebrate it for the first time in 2024.
Other international and regional organizations, civil society, non-governmental organizations, individuals and other relevant stakeholders to observe the International Day of the Markhor, as appropriate and invites all relevant stakeholders to give due consideration to enhancing international and regional cooperation in support of efforts to conserve the Markhor, given its role in the overall ecosystem.
The Markhor is an endangered animal found in the mountainous regions of Central and South Asia, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
