4 June 2019
A Russian falconry
centre may be built in Kamchatka. It will be created using international
experience in restoring rare bird populations.
Dmitry Kobylkin, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the
Russian Federation, came to this conclusion after a working visit to the
Republic of Kyrgyzstan to learn more about the Muras Hunting Birds
Rehabilitation and Reproduction Centre (a Russian-Kyrgyz joint venture). This trip
fulfils the aims of preserving biodiversity and rare birds and animals, and is
also being organized as part of growing activities by the Roscongress
Foundation to attract investment in the Russian economy.
The managers of the Centre showed the Head of the
Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia advanced technologies for the
reproduction and restoration of the population of birds of the falcon family, primarily
gyrfalcons. Shukhrat Razakov, General
Director of Muras, together with a representative of UAE international partners
(the Crown Prince of Dubai), leading Emirates ornithologist Sheikh Rashid Saeed Al Kindi, presented a
newborn gyrfalcon chick. The bird will be a symbol of long-term cooperation and
collaboration between Russia and the UAE in the field of the reproduction of hunting
birds. The project is accompanied by the investment department
of the Roscongress Foundation, the RC-Investments Foundation. Following the
discussion, agreements were signed on joint support for a project to create the
Kamchatka Russian Falconry Centre in Kamchatka Territory.
“The growth of international cooperation in the field
of the reproduction of rare birds can boost the restoration of their population
in our country and abroad. A joint project to create a Russian falconry centre
in Kamchatka is an effective method for this. This breeding facility will help
restore the rare bird population in its traditional habitat, and attract substantial
foreign investment to the region’s tourism infrastructure. The
Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia would like to express its willingness
to study all the issues carefully, and coordinate the implementation of this
matter,” said Dmitry Kobylkin,
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation.
It is expected that relevant Russian-UAE bilateral
agreements on the development of a programme to set up several falconry centres
in Russia will be signed. Scientific discussions are planned as part of key
events held by the Roscongress Foundation, including the Eastern Economic Forum
(EEF 2019), which will be held on 4–6 September 2019.