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The Mongolian eagle hunting tradition tourists can actually join — and the specific Kazakh eagle hunters keeping it alive

Western Mongolia’s Bayan-Ölgii Province features substantial Kazakh nomadic minority population that continues traditional eagle hunting tradition spanning approximately 6,000+ years. Various Kazakh ...
Los Angeles Times

In ‘The Eagle Huntress,’ a 13-year-old girl shatters centuries of tradition

In the documentary “The Eagle Huntress,” Nurgaiv Aisholpan, a 13-year-old Kazakh girl in Mongolia, counters centuries of male-dominated tradition to pursue her dream of participating in the honored ...
Time

See Amazing Chinese Kazakh Eagle Hunters in Action

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Kazakhstan Pays Tribute To Ancient Way Of Life With Competitive Eagle Hunting

Using raptors to hunt foxes, wolves, and other small mammals has long been a traditional form of hunting among Kazakhs, and it is still practiced today as eagle hunters, known as "Berkutchi," showcase ...
GIGAZINE

A documentary of Mongolian Eagle Hunter who shot the eagle's view of catching prey with GoPro

For Ethnic living in Mongolia, "Eagle Hunter" technology for manipulating eagle and hunting animals has been handed down generously. By attaching the action camera GoPro to such eagle hunter eagle, we ...