Trophy hunting revenue
3 cases in 4 countries, 2010–2024. Most cases: Uzbekistan (1), Russia (1), Iran (1), Zimbabwe (1).
Paid markhor hunt in Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan
The Ministry of Ecology said that hunting in Surkhandarya in 2024 was carried out under an official permit and that a fee of USD 100,000 was collected, with the money going to nature conservation. A video reported by Kun.uz showed a Russian hunter killing two markhors and a wolf; Kun.uz gave the legal rate for foreign hunters as $25,000 per markhor.
Iran hunting permits for wild sheep and wild goat: Department of Environment prices for foreign hunters, 2018–2025
Iran's Department of Environment issues quotas for urial, mouflon and wild goat in private reserves. In 2018 its hunting office head described permits sold to foreign hunters by the National Environment Fund at 50–70 million toman against a government price of 900,000 toman, and in 2025 a Larestan ram permit was reported at up to €40,000.
CAMPFIRE and elephant trophy hunting
Hunters paid $17 million in nine districts over six years. About $1.24 million went to law enforcement; households received about $13 a year, mostly as projects.