During a trip to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia's Far East, Russian President Vladimir Putin tried his hand at falconry.

Putin tries his hand at falconry during his visit to Russia's far east

Keeping Falcons for hunting is a century-old tradition in Qatar. UNESCO is considering Falconry on it's list of intangible cultural heritage.

Falconry on UNESCO's intangible heritage list soon?

Pakistan stands at the nexus of the illegal falcon trade, in which the birds of prey - including some endangered species - are trapped and trafficked for wealthy Gulf Arabs, for whom falconry is a treasured tradition.

Poachers' paradise: Gulf hunts fuel falcon trafficking surge in Pakistan

Falconry is a popular sport in the Middle-East. They share a very special rapport with the people their. So, Abu Dhabi now has the world's largest Falcon hospital which tends to the needs of these mighty but fragile predatory creatures. Watch this and many more stories like this from the West-Asian part of the world, on The West Asia Post, every Friday at 8:30pm, only on WION, World Is One.

The West Asia Post: Largest hospital for Falcons in Abu Dhabi

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