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Educational Resources

The following educational resources have been prepared to explain why artificial nests have been erected on the Mongolian Steppe. Many thanks to all falconers, biologists, photographers and teachers who have advised and helped create the resources. Please see bottom of the page for full list of acknowledgments. Resources in green are available to download, resources in black will follow shortly. Resources are free to use with donations for Bayan School internet fund gratefully received. Contact: nicola@falcons.co.uk

Falcons and Falconry

English
Example lesson plan
Information and slideshow
Teacher's Notes
Student worksheet (SW1)
Student worksheet (SW2)
 
Mongolian
Example lesson plan
Information and slideshow
Teachers notes
Student worksheet (SW1)
Student worksheet (SW2)


Falconry in Mongolia

English
Example lesson plan
Information and slideshow
Information and slideshow - 'All about Mongolia'
Teachers Notes
Student Worksheet (SW3)
Student worksheet (SW4)               Film: 'Eagle Hunter' The life of an ethnic Kazakh Eagle Hunter 
                                                                  Many thanks to Ramsay James www.substantialfilms.co.uk
Mongolian
Example lesson plan
Information and slideshow
Teachers notes
Student worksheet (SW3)
Student worksheet (SW4)


Falconry in United Arab Emirates

English
Example lesson plan

Mongolian


Falcon Conservation

English
Example lesson plan

Mongolian

Mongolian Artificial Nest Project 

English
Example lesson plan
Teacher's notes

Mongolian
Example lesson plan
Information and slideshow - 2
Teacher's notes


Acknowledgments

Photographers

 Chris Johnson

Stig Olsen
Linda Wright    www.lookingup.me.uk
Andres Lopez Peinado
Andrew Lopez Sanchez
Berta Peinado Ramirez
 Lee O’Dwyer    www.wildgallery.co.uk
Andrew Dixon
Narbek Khasim
Otgonsaikhan Dorjsuren
Vadim Gorbatov    http://vgorbatov.ru/
Dimitar Ragyov
Vitaliy Sokolov
Ma Ming
Paul Vercammen
Ganhuyagga Purev
Peter Leek
Gabor Papp
Rob Palmer       www.falconphotos.com

Advisers, falconers, biologists and teachers
Dr Nick Fox : International Wildlife Consultants, UK
Shijirmaa Damdinsuren : International Wildlife Consultants, Mongolia
Jevgeni Shergalin : International Wildlife Consultants, UK
Mendez, P., M. Curti, K. Herrera de Montuto, & A.Benedetti. 2006. Las Aves Rapaces: Guia Didactica de Educacion Ambiental.
The Peregrine Fund/Fondo Peregrino-Panama.
Otgonsaikhan Dorjsuren, vice-president of the Mongolian Falconry Association: oogii_mfa@yahoo.com
Alan Gates : www.eaglehunter.com
Narbek Khasim : Kazakh eagle hunter
Nyamba Batbayar : www.wscc.or.mn
Dr Andrew Dixon : International Wildlife Consultants
Dr Tom Bailey : International Wildlife Consultants
Dimitar Ragyov : IBER, Bulgaria
 Anna Zacharias : 'The National' Newspaper, Abu Dhabi

The project is funded by the Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi and supported by the Mongolian Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism. The school links programme is written and implemented by International Wildlife Consultants, United Kingdom and the Wildlife, Science and Conservation Center, Mongolia.