摘要：The present study was conducted in Tooshi-Shasha Conservancy with the main objectives to evaluate the socioeconomic benefits of CTHP for local communities and to reveal contribution of CTHP in reducing the illegal activities of poaching. Two villages were selected having sample size of 125 households. The study shows that trophy hunting fee benefits the local communities in the form of different developmental activities that includes construction and repair of the water channels benefiting up to (94.4%) of the total population in the study area and (77.6%) talented poor students getting direct benefits from trophy hunting fund in terms of scholarship scheme, loans for establishing micro enterprise. Moreover trophy hunting generates permanent as well as seasonal employment benefiting directly (62.4%) of the population such as VWW, daily labors, rent for horses, selling of handicrafts and porters etc. These activities provide economic incentives in the form of hunting fees, which changed the attitude and perceptions of the local communities towards conservation of wildlife. Thus communities support and actively involved in the conservation and protection of Markhor and other wildlife species in the study areas. As a result, poaching was controlled to a large extant. All most all communities expressed a desire to initiate similar programs in other areas of the district. The study findings also suggest capacity building of the local communities, transparency of VCC’s operation and maintenance of funds and extension in wildlife conservation in the area.
