Raising and training falcons in captivity can help conserve these beloved symbols of the Arabian Peninsula. A female saker falcon guards her chicks—called eyases—in their nest overlooking the ...

The especially lucrative black market for falcons smuggled via Jordan and Egypt to the Gulf encourages the illegal trade, he added. "Saker falcons and peregrine falcons are easily sold for 50,000 or ...

Some African species, like the Dickinson's kestrel, did not have any malar stripes at all, while many desert falcons, like the Saker falcon, had smaller stripes. For peregrines, the solar glare ...

it can be safely assumed that saker, peregrine and gyr falcons are the most targeted for the black market,” added Dr Launay. “High demand coupled with increasing rarity in the wild has made the trade ...

Long a favorite of Middle Eastern falconers for its swift tactical flying, the saker faces a perilous future ... movements that imitate hawks and falcons. Writer Adele Conover journeyed 3,700 ...

Falcons have long ruled the UAE's skies-just as the nation has ruled in innovation. But rising CO₂ levels threaten both. Here's why that matters. The majestic Saker falcon, after which Saker Capital ...