Two white gyrfalcons that were seized from smugglers at Moscow's Domodedovo international airport were handed over to the Kremlin to be used in official... 25.10.2012, Sputnik International
Two white gyrfalcons that were seized from smugglers at Moscow's Domodedovo international airport were handed over to the Kremlin to be used in official ceremonies.
Two white gyrfalcons that were seized from smugglers at Moscow's Domodedovo international airport were handed over to the Kremlin to be used in official ceremonies.
Two white gyrfalcons that were seized from smugglers at Moscow's Domodedovo international airport were handed over to the Kremlin on Wednesday to be used in official ceremonies.
“The white gyrfalcon is a unique bird that historically has always symbolized Russian statehood,” Russian Environment and Natural Resources Minister Sergei Donskoi said during the handover to the Kremlin commandant’s office.
“We have a variety of birds working for us; all of them are on the Kremlin’s payroll,” commandant Sergei Khlebnikov deadpanned, adding that the number of gray crows in the Kremlin has declined recently...
There are currently about a dozen birds of prey in service with the Kremlin, mainly goshawks, as well as one eagle owl, he said.
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