Kazakh Eagle Hunters Festival

Ethnic Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold the 10th annual Eagle Hunters Festival in Bayan Ulgii province. The event celebrates Kazakh culture with an emphasis on the centuries-old practice of hunting wolves and foxes with golden eagles. Ulgii, Mongolia. 03/10/2009.

Each October, Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold a festival to celebrate their unique cultural heritage, focusing on eagle hunting. This year was the festival's 10th anniversary and was the biggest yet, including 75 participating eagle hunters and attracting tourists from as far away as Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.S. Organizers of the annual event credited it with increasing local interest in eagle hunting, especially among the younger generation, and say that there are now over 200 eagle hunters in the region.

Ethnic Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold the 10th annual Eagle Hunters Festival in Bayan Ulgii province. The event celebrates Kazakh culture with an emphasis on the centuries-old practice of hunting wolves and foxes with golden eagles. Ulgii, Mongolia. 03/10/2009.

Each October, Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold a festival to celebrate their unique cultural heritage, focusing on eagle hunting. This year was the festival's 10th anniversary and was the biggest yet, including 75 participating eagle hunters and attracting tourists from as far away as Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.S. Organizers of the annual event credited it with increasing local interest in eagle hunting, especially among the younger generation, and say that there are now over 200 eagle hunters in the region.

Ethnic Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold the 10th annual Eagle Hunters Festival in Bayan Ulgii province. The event celebrates Kazakh culture with an emphasis on the centuries-old practice of hunting wolves and foxes with golden eagles. Ulgii, Mongolia. 03/10/2009.

Each October, Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold a festival to celebrate their unique cultural heritage, focusing on eagle hunting. This year was the festival's 10th anniversary and was the biggest yet, including 75 participating eagle hunters and attracting tourists from as far away as Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.S. Organizers of the annual event credited it with increasing local interest in eagle hunting, especially among the younger generation, and say that there are now over 200 eagle hunters in the region.

Ethnic Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold the 10th annual Eagle Hunters Festival in Bayan Ulgii province. The event celebrates Kazakh culture with an emphasis on the centuries-old practice of hunting wolves and foxes with golden eagles. Ulgii, Mongolia. 03/10/2009.

Each October, Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold a festival to celebrate their unique cultural heritage, focusing on eagle hunting. This year was the festival's 10th anniversary and was the biggest yet, including 75 participating eagle hunters and attracting tourists from as far away as Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.S. Organizers of the annual event credited it with increasing local interest in eagle hunting, especially among the younger generation, and say that there are now over 200 eagle hunters in the region.

Ethnic Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold the 10th annual Eagle Hunters Festival in Bayan Ulgii province. The event celebrates Kazakh culture with an emphasis on the centuries-old practice of hunting wolves and foxes with golden eagles. Ulgii, Mongolia. 03/10/2009.

Each October, Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold a festival to celebrate their unique cultural heritage, focusing on eagle hunting. This year was the festival's 10th anniversary and was the biggest yet, including 75 participating eagle hunters and attracting tourists from as far away as Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.S. Organizers of the annual event credited it with increasing local interest in eagle hunting, especially among the younger generation, and say that there are now over 200 eagle hunters in the region.

Ethnic Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold the 10th annual Eagle Hunters Festival in Bayan Ulgii province. The event celebrates Kazakh culture with an emphasis on the centuries-old practice of hunting wolves and foxes with golden eagles. Ulgii, Mongolia. 03/10/2009.

Each October, Kazakhs in Western Mongolia hold a festival to celebrate their unique cultural heritage, focusing on eagle hunting. This year was the festival's 10th anniversary and was the biggest yet, including 75 participating eagle hunters and attracting tourists from as far away as Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.S. Organizers of the annual event credited it with increasing local interest in eagle hunting, especially among the younger generation, and say that there are now over 200 eagle hunters in the region.