Illegal Falcon Trade: How Middle East Racing Demand is Fuelling the Theft of British Peregrines
An exclusive investigation into the multi-million-pound shadow industry smuggling wild peregrine falcons from UK cliffs to Emirati palaces. By Phoebe Weston and Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) Executive Summary: Beneath the glamour of international falcon racing lies a sophisticated smuggling ring. Exclusive data reveals how British nature is being “laundered” to satisfy a booming…