FIFTY YEARS OF COLLABORATION WITH THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
exhibit exploring traditional Arabian falconry and the conservation legacy of His Highness Sheikh Zayed. Building on this foundation, the Mohamed bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund has committed three years of support to TPF’s Gyrfalcon and Climate Change Program, addressing challenges polar raptors face as warming temperatures reshape Arctic habitats. Expanding Collaboration In January 2025, TPF and key raptor partners in the United States were invited by the UAE Embassy to attend a learning exchange delegation. Our leadership joined colleagues from The Archives of Falconry, Boise State University, and HawkWatch International for meetings with the CMS Raptors MOU Secretariat, the Environment Agency–Abu Dhabi, and the Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment.
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Collaboration The most enduring conservation victories are built on relationships—and five decades of partnership with the United Arab Emirates show exactly what’s possible when collaboration spans continents and cultures.
Fifty years ago, a single invitation changed everything. In 1976, His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan invited The Peregrine Fund founder Dr. Tom
Cade and The Archives of Falconry founder Kent Carnie to the first International Conference on Falconry and Conservation. This conference sparked a bond,
and a partnership took shape—one rooted in shared
Conservation in Action In March 2025, our Madagascar Program
partnered with the Mohamed bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund on an expedition to study the Sooty Falcon. The team trapped and tagged Sooty Falcons with satellite transmitters and collected genetic data.
reverence for raptors and a commitment to
ensuring their survival for generations to come. That partnership has not only endured; in 2025, it reached remarkable new heights.
Heritage and Hope In 2006, with Abu Dhabi’s support, The Archives of Falconry opened the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Wing at the World Center for Birds of Prey, a dynamic
Migration paths revealed that these birds travel to vastly different summering grounds—from Iran and Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia and Somalia—providing insights that will inform conservation strategies across multiple countries.
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