Frequently Asked Questions Straight-horned Markhor

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Frequently Asked Questions 

Straight-horned Markhor (Capra falconeri megaceros) 

 

What action is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) taking? 

The Service is combining two subspecies of markhor currently listed as endangered under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA), the straight-horned markhor (Capra falconeri jerdoni) and 

Kabul markhor (C. f. megaceros), into one subspecies, the straight-horned markhor (C. f. 

megaceros), based on a taxonomic change, and listing this subspecies as threatened under the 

ESA. The Service is also finalizing a rule under section 4(d) of the ESA that allows the import of 

sport-hunted straight-horned markhor trophies under certain conditions.  

 

For additional information on listing foreign species under the ESA, please see the Ecological 

Services program’s Branch of Foreign Species fact sheet: 

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-

library/pdf/foreign_species.pdf>