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ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)
The ‘Traditional Hunting Season’ began in Abu Dhabi from November 1, 2024, to February 15, 2025, at Al Marzoom Hunting Reserve, where falconry is practised within the framework of sustainable hunting.
Organised by Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority, the season features traditional hunting amidst beautiful nature in an area of 923 Sq. kilometres, where the hunting vehicles and group vehicles to move around the Al Marzoom Hunting Reserve.
According to the season’s programme, the “Traditional Hunting” participants can stay overnight in private camps, hike around the reserve and view of wild flora.
Organised by @torathEHC, the Traditional Hunting Season will take place from 1 November 2024 to 15 February 2025 at Al Marzoom Hunting Reserve, where falconry is practised within the framework of sustainable hunting. pic.twitter.com/lCYMWULMcN
— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) November 2, 2024
The Al Marzoom is the first and largest reserve in UAE, dedicated to the traditional practices of falconry and hunting with Arabian greyhounds, also known as Salukis.
The natural reserve offers a unique cultural and tourist experience of conventional hunting while promoting falconry awareness and environment and heritage conservation.
The reserve will welcome falconers, traditional hunting enthusiasts and visitors seven days a week, with two daily hunting sessions available in the morning and afternoon.
It presents visitors with traditional recreational hunting, in compliance with the regulations of Abu Dhabi.
Al Marzoom Reserve provides a vast space for falconers, while promoting sustainable hunting practices. The natural landscapes of the protected area are safeguarded and preserved, supporting the rehabilitation of endangered wildlife.
The reserve provides traditional hunting enthusiasts with the opportunity to pursue such prey as houbara bustards, wild rabbits and antelopes in a safe environment.
Visitors are organised into hunting teams, accompanied and guided by experienced hunters.
The primary emphasis is on hunting with falcons and saluki dogs, without the use of any type of weapons.
