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- Running until Aug. 25, the event attracts top breeders and farms from within the Kingdom and around the world
- Auction provides an opportunity for people across the world of falconry to meet, interact and share ideas
RIYADH: The International Falcon Breeders Auction opened on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Saudi Falcons Club in Malham, north of Riyadh.
Running until Aug. 25, the event attracts top breeders and farms from within the Kingdom and around the world, with Europe, the Americas and Asia all represented, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
More than just a sales platform, the auction provides an opportunity for people across the world of falconry to meet, interact and share ideas on this ancient sport. The many pavilions, including a 鈥淔alconer of the Future鈥� stand, provide a showcase for breeding farms and equipment suppliers.
The event also supports the Saudi Falcons Club鈥檚 efforts to promote the heritage, culture and development of falconry, including pioneering breeding farms, and reinforcing the Kingdom鈥檚 position as a global hub for the sector.
Last year鈥檚 auction saw 872 birds changing hands for a combined value of more than SR10 million ($2.7 million). That represented a 25 percent increase in revenue and a 36 percent rise in the number of birds sold from 2023.
This year鈥檚 event is expected once again to attract the very best falconers and breeders from across the globe, highlighting 黑料社区鈥檚 leadership in preserving intangible cultural heritage and its growing international stature in the falconry world.