Buryatia to attract tourists by game hunting
Buryatia – a region on the eastern coast of
Game hunting enthusiasts from overseas have been coming to Buryatia since the 1990's. The most popular hunter's trophy is a bear; an average itinerary stands in €4.5 thousand. And the demand is quite stable; there are even hunting teams from
However, Buryatia's hunting sector still has its problems: poachers, lack of qualified staff, undeveloped infrastructure, and poor choice of services. Another major issue is the export of trophies. "We can't work with our foreign customers directly," said the head of a local hunting farm, Mr. Sergey Sadovsky, "To take a trophy back home, one needs an export permit which can only be obtained at the Ministry of Agriculture of
"We can only attract visitors by historic, eco, health or hunting tourism. So these are what we need to develop," the Deputy Chairman of the republic's parliament, Mr. Tsydenzhap Batuyev, said at a meeting with the region's hunters.