Dashkin
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35°29′N 74°46′E / 35.483°N 74.767°E Dashkin is a village in Astore, Pakistan. It is 85 km from Gilgit, the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan. It has over 5,000 inhabitants, primarily farmers and herdsmen.
The area is rich in gemstones[citation needed] and is home to a number of rare species of wildlife, such as the Astor markhor (a subspecies of markhor) and the snow leopard.[1][2] Dofana Mountain and several forests are nearby.[3] Hunting permits are available.[4][1]
In 2003, the International Union of Nature Conservation launched a pilot to test the concept of community-based forest management in the Dashkin–Mushkin–Tarbuling Forest as part of the Mountain Areas Conservancy Project, an initiative aimed at sustaining biodiversity in Karakoram-Hindu Kush in the western Himalayan mountains in northern Pakistan.[3][5][6][7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Hunting in Pakistan". Archived from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Strengthening Community-managed Protected Areas for Conserving Biodiversity and Improving Local Livelihoods in Pakistan" (PDF). thegef.org. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Rao, Abdul Latif; Marwat, Abdul Hamid (2003). "NASSD Background Paper: Forestry" (PDF). IUCN. ISBN 969-8141-57-X. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ↑ "Flare-horned Markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri)". wilddocu.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-05.http://www.wilddocu.de/flare-horned-markhor-capra-falconeri-falconeri/
- ↑ https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/import/downloads/nasoed.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Northern areas: State of Environment and Development Plan". 12 May 2016.
- ↑ "Mountain Areas Conservancy Project (MACP)". Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2026.[dead link]
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