Raptors and Climate Change: How Shifts in Weather Affect Migration
As a falconer and conservationist in Georgia, I have spent decades observing raptors in flight. Hawks, falcons, and eagles have always followed the rhythms of the seasons, migrating at precise times, stopping at familiar resting points, and returning to the same nesting areas year after year. Yet in recent years, I have noticed subtle but […]
The Role of Traditional Falconry in Modern Wildlife Research
Falconry is often seen as an ancient art, a practice that connects humans to nature through the training of birds of prey. Growing up in Georgia, I learned falconry from my grandfather, a man who understood birds as deeply as he understood the land. He taught me to watch the skies, notice subtle changes in […]
The Cultural Legacy of Falconry in the Caucasus and Central Asia
By Kakhi Jordania A Heritage Written in the Wind When I first held a falcon on my glove as a young boy growing up near Tbilisi, I did not realize I was touching a living piece of history. The bird’s steady gaze and quiet strength spoke of something ancient, something shared across generations and borders. […]
Tracking the Skies: How Satellite Technology is Saving Migratory Birds
By Kakhi Jordania Watching the Skies with New Eyes For as long as I can remember, I have watched the skies over Georgia. As a child growing up near Tbilisi, I would sit on the hills with my grandfather, a falconer, and watch hawks, falcons, and eagles soar above the Caucasus Mountains. Their flight seemed […]