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Bird of Prey illegal hunting and trade research study

Thursday, 08 December 2011

A story recently came to my attention that was quite disturbing. 5 'birds' were recently seized by local police at the Nepal/India border, they were confiscated by officials but tragically all died that night. We don't know the full details so it's very difficult to say what they died of. I was sent pictures of the seized birds which are all clearly Saker Falcons. My guess is that they were being trafficked to the middle east for falconry purposes. The pictures clearly show that these birds were alive at the time of the capture so to allow all these Falcons to die is simply unacceptable.

In light of this recent tragic event, Himalayan Raptor Rescue have partnered with Friends of Nature a local NGO in Nepal to conduct a full research into the trafficking of Birds of Prey from Nepal. This research is sanctioned by the Government of Nepal:

Full details are below:

The estimated cost to conduct this research is NPR 40,000 (approx £300)

We are looking for donations to help us fund this vital research into this unnecessary and illiegal trade of birds of prey.

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