AKIPRESS.COM - On Wednesday, the cabinet of Mongolia approved the quota for hunting in 2017. It permitted hunting 68 male bighorn sheep, 75 male ibexes, 32 otters, 10 roe deer, 10 boars, 100 gazelles and 400 game birds, for special purposes, and 500 taimens for sport fishing.

According to a professional instution’s estimation, the above mentioned quota is not harmful for the growth of population of the animals.

The quoted prices for a head of game animals were also increased by up to 30 percent, taking into account the rise of inflation rate since 2001 and 2005 and the recommendations given by specialized organizations, the Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Experimental Biology.

In 2016, the hunting quota was 60 male bighorn, 70 male ibexes, 30 otters, 20 gray wolves, 10 boars, 10 roe deer, 150 gazelles and 400 hunting birds, and catch&release quota for taimens were 400, as approved in 2015.

So far this year, 37 soums of 13 provinces have accumulated some MNT 940 million from hunting permit fees.