Hawks offered women both real and symbolic means to express gender, power and status within a male-dominated world.

Commonly referred to as The Sport of Kings, falconry is defined as the pursuit of wild game with trained raptors. Doesn’t ...

Filmmaker Philippa Lowthorpe tells us how she brought Helen Macdonald’s nature memoir to life on screen, and explains why directing hawks is a complex art.

Animals such as royal birds, trained for hunting, and bulls, revered and feared, are a part of traditions that show how much human society has relied on animals for survival and celebration. Although ...

King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival 2025 Concludes with 3,536 Falcons Participating RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, January 13, 2026 ...

In the UAE, falcons are issued government passports, a modern adaptation of a centuries-old tradition. These passports facilitate international travel for training, breeding, and competitions, while ...

Unlike ordinary passports, which are valid for a fixed number of years, falcon passports are typically valid for a specific number of trips within a set time period.

Learn why and how falcons are issued passports and visas, travelling internationally as symbols of heritage and pride.

Reports are suggesting that clients in the United Arab Emirates are driving an increase in falcon poaching in the U.K. Wild chicks are disappearing at an alarming rate, and local breeders may be ...

Inside/Outside State College is a regular column by Jeff Deitrich offering views on downtown and the outdoors within a ...

The smallest bird of prey on the entire African continent, the pygmy falcon weighs about as much as a golf ball. These clever ...

In the film adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s memoir, the bond between falconer and hawk takes center stage. On set, everything ...