A Kyrgyz eagle hunter, also known as berkutchi, demonstrate the hiunting sklls of his golden eagle during the hunting ...

Hundreds gathered Saturday on the southern shore of Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul for the annual Salbuurun Festival. Held in ...

"When we started the Golden Eagle Festival, there were only about 10 eagle hunting families in Bayan-Ölgii. Now, there are 300 to 400 eagle hunters," says founder and CEO Jalsa Urubshurow.

The golden eagle measures between 80 to 93 centimeters long (about 2 feet 7.5 inches to 3 feet long) and have a wingspan of about 2 meters (6.5 feet). The male bird is the smallest and weighs ...

The golden eagle is Norway’s second-largest bird of prey and has a massive wingspan of 6.5 feet. The fowl typically prey on smaller animals as well as foxes and sheep.