The Arabian Falcon

KODAK DX6490 f/2.8; Exposure Time: 1/60sec; Metering Mode: Pattern

KODAK DX6490 f/2.8; Exposure Time: 1/60sec; Metering Mode: Pattern

Here’s a lesson for you: Subject: the magestic raptor of the Middle East – the falcon. Falcons in UAE are registered and issued passports with the aim of reducing an illegal trade in the species. The falcon has been trapped in the Middle East region for centuries. Bedouin tribes of the past used the bird for hunting game that formed a nutritionally important part of their diet. Enter supermarket and wheels to get around, so falconing for this reason is no longer valid.

While the trapping of passage falcons by tribes remained sustainable in past years, recent times have seen their numbers decline, largely on account of over trapping. As a result, certain falcon species are becoming increasingly rare in the wild. These include saker falcon (Falco chernig), peregrine falcon (Falco cherrug perigrinus) and gyr falcon (Falco rusticolus).

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

Genus: Falco

 

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