The markhor (Capra falconeri) is an iconic and ecologically significant species found across the mountainous regions of Central and South Asia, including Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, ...

A Turkmenian markhor is dead at Utah’s Hogle Zoo following a sparring match with a fellow male markhor, the zoo announced Saturday. Markhor are an exotic Asian goat-like species native to central Asia ...

The International Day of the Markhor is being observed worldwide today, May 24, to raise awareness about protecting one of Central and South Asia’s most iconic and endangered wild species. The day, ...

Markhor trophy hunt is a test of endurance, prestige, and survival in the high Himalayas Dubai: High in the stark mountains of northern Pakistan roams the Markhor, the national animal of Pakistan and ...

Pakistan’s national mammal, the markhor, is making a remarkable comeback in the country as a result of community conservation efforts, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Surveys ...

When the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified markhor, or wild goat, as an endangered species in Pakistan, the northwestern provincial administration worked hard to protect ...