FWS Lists 'Goat-Antelope' as Threatened, Sets Special Rule for Importing Trophies

The Fish and Wildlife Service is listing a species of “goat-antelope” from Pakistan and Afghanistan as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, in a final rule that takes effect Nov. 6. The rule takes two subspecies previously listed as endangered, the Suleiman markhor and Kabul markhor, and replaces them with a single listing for the straight-horned markhor in the threatened category. The provisions now include a special rule to allow importation of sport-hunted trophies of the straight-horned markhor as long as the hunt was part of a conservation program that meets certain criteria.