Mongolia needs to strengthen the protection of national birds
Environmental activists in Mongolia on December 21 have called on the country to soon take measures to better protect national bird species that are in danger of extinction.
The group of environmental activists stressed that in order to protect the Saker falcon , which is considered a symbol of Mongolia, the government needs to restrict bird exports, while severely punishing acts hunting micro.
Saker falcon
Export activity is believed to be the main cause of the decline in the number of birds.
Since 1993, when Mongolia began operating the Saker falcon, more than 4,000 were sold for about $ 12,000 per child.
These birds were mainly taken to Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other Arab countries, where the falcon was domesticated, symbolizing style, wealth and high status. .
Statistics from the Mongolian Environmental Protection Agency show that there are only about 6,800 Saker falconers living in Mongolia.
The World Conservation Union (WCU) has put the Saker falcon on the red list of species in danger of extinction.
There are more than 60 Saker falcon species in the world, including more than 10 species living in Mongolia.
The Saker falcon, which mainly lives in the highlands and highlands with food, is small animals and birds, often found in Mongolia, China and India.
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