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International Day of the Markhor 2024 - May 24
May 27 , 2024
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- The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 24 May the International Day of the Markhor and it celebrated for the first time in 2024.
- The markhor (Capra falconeri) is an iconic and ecologically significant species found across the mountainous regions of Central and South Asia.
- The region includes Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
- The markhor was categorized as “near threatened” in IUCN Red List.
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