I am 11. I have petitioned an Islamabad court to ban falcon poaching in Pakistan
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Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Falcons seen at the Pakistan Customs office after a bid to smuggle the falcons was foiled in Karachi. Photo: AFP
I am 11 years old and recently filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court seeking a ban on the export of Pakistan’s falcons to foreign countries.
Every year, Pakistan allows foreigners to poach endangered falcons. The falcons are then trained and brought back to Pakistan to hunt the Houbara bustards, a migratory bird that the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists as a “threatened” species.
Saudi Falcons Club introduces program to return falcons to their original habitats January 24, 2021
The SFC aims at preserving the rich heritage and traditions associated with falconry and promote awareness programs to conserve and protect falcons and ensure that falconry remains a living and flourishing hobby that is practiced by following generations.
The SFC aims at preserving the rich heritage and traditions associated with falconry and promote awareness programs to conserve and protect falcons and ensure that falconry remains a living and flourishing hobby that is practiced by following generations.
RIYADH Falconry is a cultural legacy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudis have always held falconry dear to their hearts. For them, it is more than a legacy; rather, it is a deep-rooted cultural heritage that is passed down from generation to generation, dating back to nearly 9.000 years.
Tantalisingly untickable, there are surely some species languishing in Category E of the British list that are ripe for a rethink. In the first part of this series, Sam Viles looks at a selection of raptors and passerines that might, one day, make it onto your list.
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Thousands of pounds have been raised to transport 11 birds of prey from Gloucestershire to Bulgaria, so they can eventually return to the wild.
Vultures, falcons and kestrels from the International Centre for Birds of Prey (ICBP) in Newent are to join breeding and release programmes in the Balkans. More than £2,000 has been raised so far towards the £5,000 cost of driving the birds safely across Europe. The ICBP said it was delighted that some of its birds would one day be living wild in Europe .
A Saker Falcon is among the birds raised in Gloucestershire that s heading to release and breeding programmes in Bulgaria (Tim Dean).