1. Fishing and trophy hunting for markhors are still common in the area. 2. According to folklore, the markhor has the ability to kill a snake. 3. The range of the Astor markhor is very scattered. 4. The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. 5. The award consists of a bronze statue of a Markhor and a financial reward. 6. The park also had several Mishmi takin, kiang, markhor , and urial births. 7. During a performance a puppeteer will simultaneously operate a marionette of a markhor while playing a dambura. 8. The first animals to arrive were two bharals in February 2007, closely followed by markhor and yak at Easter. 9. The reserve is home for the rare Heptner's markhor ( " Capra falconeri heptneri " ). 10. The markhor is relatively little separated from other forms previously it had been considered to be a separate branch of the genus.
