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Al Ghannas announces second phase of campaign to set falcons free

Published: 11 Mar 2018 - 11:40 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 12:12 pm
Falcons are being collected as part of the second phase of the national campaign announced by the Al Ghannas Association to free the bird to natural habitat.

Falcons are being collected as part of the second phase of the national campaign announced by the Al Ghannas Association to free the bird to natural habitat.

The Peninsula

DOHA: Al Ghannas Association yesterday announced the launch of the second phase of a national campaign to release falcons and return them to their natural habitat. 

The campaign which is under the theme “ Qatar’s Falconers Campaign to Release Falcons” encourages falconers to take part in the campaign by submitting their falcons to return them to the wildlife. 

The birds will be collected on March 25 and will be released in early April, said the society yesterday in a statement. 

The second phase of the campaign came after the success of the first phase launched on February 25 and culminated in the release of the falcons on March 6. Al Ghannas Association called on the falconers wishing to participate in the campaign to communicate with the association at its headquarters in Cultural Village - Katara.