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 ...

Here’s how conservationists can harness the power of persuasion ... It was noted that many desert falcons, like the Saker falcon, have relatively small or inconspicuous malar stripes.

"Saker falcons and peregrine falcons are easily sold ... Meanwhile, the watchers in southern Israel do what they can to prevent more of these beautiful birds from falling into human hands.

Whether building aeries for raptors or scrabbling up perilous rock ledges in Mongolia, biologist and bird behaviorist David Ellis has a mission: to aid the saker falcon. Long a favorite of Middle ...

Although the clandestine nature of falconry makes quantification of the illegal trade difficult, it can be safely assumed that saker, peregrine and gyr falcons are the most targeted for the black ...