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World Service,28 Apr 1999,28 mins

Hunting the Himalyan Ibex

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How hunters are heading to the last wilderness, in the foothills of the Pakistani Himalyas. Can it be right to promote conservation in the developing world by hunting such rare animals as the Himalayan Ibex? Locals claim that hunting has helped the local economy to surge.

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