Kuwaiti falconer Ahmad Abbas paid 10,000 dinars for Thahab, a Saker falcon bought from a breeding centre in Germany. Sebastian Castelier for The National
A captive-bred falcon belonging to Kuwaiti falconer Bader Al Deeri. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Kuwaiti falconer Ahmad Al Nowaif tends to his falcon. Sebastian Castelier for The National
A hooded falcon. Sebastian Castelier for The National
A 'falcon wall' at the the house of Kuwaiti falconer Ahmad Al Nowaif. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Ahmad Al Nowaif with his falcon. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Kuwaiti falconer Bader Al Deeri has ventured into breeding falcons. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Overview of Kuwait city. Sebastian Castelier for The National
A group of blindfolded peregrine falcons that were being smuggled into Kuwait from Iraq. Courtesy of Kuwait Environment Public Authority
Shereefa Al Salem, head of the wildlife monitoring section at the Environment Public Authority, a governmental organization dedicated to environmental action, monitors illegal trades of wild falcons.
Thahab, a Saker falcon bought from a breeding centre in Germany by Kuwaiti falconer Ahmad Abbas. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Ahmad Al Nowaif with a falcon. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Kuwaiti falconer Ahmad Abbas paid 10,000 dinars for Thahab, a Saker falcon bought from a breeding centre in Germany. Sebastian Castelier for The National
A captive-bred falcon belonging to Kuwaiti falconer Bader Al Deeri. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Kuwaiti falconer Ahmad Al Nowaif tends to his falcon. Sebastian Castelier for The National
A hooded falcon. Sebastian Castelier for The National
A 'falcon wall' at the the house of Kuwaiti falconer Ahmad Al Nowaif. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Ahmad Al Nowaif with his falcon. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Kuwaiti falconer Bader Al Deeri has ventured into breeding falcons. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Overview of Kuwait city. Sebastian Castelier for The National
A group of blindfolded peregrine falcons that were being smuggled into Kuwait from Iraq. Courtesy of Kuwait Environment Public Authority
Shereefa Al Salem, head of the wildlife monitoring section at the Environment Public Authority, a governmental organization dedicated to environmental action, monitors illegal trades of wild falcons.
Thahab, a Saker falcon bought from a breeding centre in Germany by Kuwaiti falconer Ahmad Abbas. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Ahmad Al Nowaif with a falcon. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Kuwaiti falconer Ahmad Abbas paid 10,000 dinars for Thahab, a Saker falcon bought from a breeding centre in Germany. Sebastian Castelier for The National
Kuwait struggles to rein in trade in wild falcons
But captive-bred alternatives are slowly catching on as perceptions, and sport of falconry, change