Choikhand Janchivlamdan from our Department of Geography was in Abu Dhabi for the 2nd International Falconry Conference.

Choikhand’s paper on ‘Developing a sustainable trade of Mongolian Saker Falcons’, which relates to her PhD work here in Leicester, was presented as part of the conference’s ‘Legal Controls on Falconry’ section. Choikhand’s particular interest is the Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug), a popular hunting species, related to the Lanner, Lagger and Gyrfalcons.

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