The Markhor is a wild goat, well adapted to the mountainous terrain of central Asia. Here they live in flocks of around 9 individuals: females and their young. The adult males are largely solitary, fighting each other for access to the females during the winter mating season. During the summer, Markhor graze, but during the leaner winter months he browses on leaves, sometimes standing upright to reach higher branches. Markhor are highly prized as a trophy animal, both for his impressive appearance and the challenge. It is illegal to hunt them in most countries, but the Pakistani government have introduced a conservation strategy in which it is possible to - at considerable expense - purchase a licence to hunt an older animal, past his prime and no longer good for breeding purposes.
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