Abu Dhabi Declaration on Saker Falcon Conservation ABU DHABI, Sept ... And acknowledging that conserving the nature and protecting significant cultural heritage and legacy, hereby call for the ...

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 ...

which trained and released back into the wild 1,121 falcons since 1995. “Understanding the conservation status of the saker is essential for us to develop a clear action plan to save it,” he said.

“Back home I have a saker falcon and I still go hunting with it,” he said. Saker is Agar’s favourite species of falcons and he is not alone in his preference. For thousands of ...