How demand for elite falcons in the Middle East is driving illegal trade of British birds

Exclusive: data reveals hundreds of UK nests have been raided in the past decade amid growing appetite to own prized birds for racing and breeding ...
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ARCTIC BOY: Louisiana’s first Peregrine Falcon trains for hunting season

MONROE, LA (10/11/19)– A new success takes flight in the Louisiana Falconry world as a local catches the first Peregrine Falcon for hunting. “I would spend the day waiting and watching, hoping and ...

Why the Middle East is obsessed with falcons

Popularity of the birds of prey has been ‘soaring’ despite doubts over the legality of sourcing and concerns for animal ...
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Nature: An encounter with the fastest bird of prey in the world, the peregrine falcon

Wednesday, Aug. 27 turned out to be an eventful day, bird-wise. I set out before dawn for the upper reaches of Hoover Reservoir. It was a clear day, and I wanted to secrete myself in a good honey hole ...
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10 fastest birds of prey in the world – able to reach speeds of almost 200 MPH, these deadly aerial predators strike in a blink of an eye

Explore the world’s fastest birds of prey, from falcons to eagles, and learn how extreme speed and high-velocity make them ...
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Curious Iowa: What happened to downtown Cedar Rapids’ peregrine falcons?

Falconer Richard Woods feeds his juvenile peregrine falcon meat for its breakfast on Aug. 18, 2023, at his home in Independence. Woods, who died in late 2023, was a longtime falconer and the first ...