Mongolia organized its annual Golden Eagle Festival near the capital city of Ulaanbaatar  on weekend to promote the country’s pandemic-hit tourism sector.

The event called “Nomadic Winter – Golden Eagle Festival” was co-organized by the Mongolian Eagle Hunters’ Association and Governor’s Office of the western province of Bayan-Ulgii under the auspices of the country’s Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Ministry of Culture.

More than 10 eagle hunters from Bayan-Ulgii province, home to eagle hunters, participated in the  the event, which features several activities to showcase the skills of both the birds and their trainers, including specially-trained golden eagles catching small animals such as foxes and hares and owners calling eagles from some distance away.

This year, Mongolia organizes more than 100 events to promote the tourism sector. The eagle festival is one of the main winter tourism events with its unique features.