During March, the Ministry of Environment and Green Development will be  organising an interesting series of events entitled ‘The Nomadic Winter 2017’. The series will open with an ‘Eagle Festival’ at the Chinggis Khaani Khuree camp on 5^th of March. The camp, is located not far from Ulaanbaatar. Every year, just as the winter hunting season is getting underway, ethnic Kazakh golden eagle hunters gather from all over Bayan-Ulgii province (western Mongolia) to celebrate their age-old tradition. Like traditional practices elsewhere in the world, hunting with eagles is on the verge of extinction, but in Mongolia the tradition is alive and well.

Then ‘Blue Pearl-2017’ ice festival will be held on 2^nd-5^th of March in Khatgal soum of Khuvsgul province, located at the southern tip of the beautiful Lake Khuvsgul. The lake is truly beautiful and is an ecological gem. Containing 70% of all fresh water in Mongolia, it is 262 meters deep and surrounded by breathtaking scenery.

The series will end with a ‘Camel Festival’ on 6^th-7^th of March in the Bulgan soum of the South Gobi province. Tourists from 86 countries have registered to participate in the festival. The Thousand Camel Festival, held amidst the dazzling scenery of the Gobi Desert, is a celebration of the endangered Bactrian camel and the important role it plays in the lives of the Gobi’s nomads. Camel races and polo competitions, as well as performances of traditional Mongolian music and dance, are among the highlights of this annual event.