ABU DHABI, 16th November, 2024 (WAM) – Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority today announced the opening of the traditional hunting season 2024-2025, at the Al Marzoom Hunting Reserve in Al Dhafra Region, which will run until 15th February 2025.
The Al Marzoom is the first and largest reserve in UAE, dedicated to the traditional practices of falconry and hunting with Arabian greyhounds, also known as Salukis. The natural reserve offers a unique cultural and tourist experience of conventional hunting while promoting falconry awareness and environment and heritage conservation.
The reserve will welcome falconers, traditional hunting enthusiasts and visitors seven days a week, with two daily hunting sessions available in the morning and afternoon. It presents visitors with traditional recreational hunting, in compliance with the regulations of Abu Dhabi.
Al Marzoom Reserve provides a vast space for falconers, while promoting sustainable hunting practices. The natural landscapes of the protected area are safeguarded and preserved, supporting the rehabilitation of endangered wildlife. The reserve provides traditional hunting enthusiasts with the opportunity to pursue such prey as houbara bustards, wild rabbits and antelopes in a safe environment. Visitors are organised into hunting teams, accompanied and guided by experienced hunters. The primary emphasis is on hunting with falcons and saluki dogs, without the use of any type of weapons.
The reserve is located 100 to 120 kilometres outside Abu Dhabi, and extends on an area of about 923 square kilometres