Nick Fox
Dr Nick Fox O.B.E. is a raptor biologist, falconer, conservationist and falcon breeder. He is also a commentator and author on rural and conservation issues, animal welfare and falconry.
Through his company International Wildlife Consultants Ltd he has run many successful conservation projects such as the incubation of red kite eggs (http://www.eaglefalconer.com/Falconer_Red_Kite_Project.html), The Saker Nest Box Project in Mongolia ( http://www.falcons.co.uk/conservation.asp?id=240) and worked on the electrocution of Saker falcons in Mongolia (http://rrrcn.ru/wp-content/uploads/reports/lep2014/Dixon2014.pdf)
He runs the Northumberland Crow Falcons, one of the UK's few mounted falconry groups. http://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/sporting-country-pursuits/hawking-with-the-northumberland-crow-falcons-27053
He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 2015 for Services to Falconry and the Conservation of Raptors. http://www.countryside-alliance.org/falcon-scientist-awarded-obe/ and was instrumental in getting falconry recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage (http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/?pg=33&s=films_details&id=4349)
Fox has developed a robotic prey bird for falcons to hunt in an effort to promote conservation of the houbara bustard in the Middle East.[1]
Publications[edit]
The Biology of the New Zealand Falcon. 1977. University of Canterbury. 421 pp. Understanding the Bird of Prey. 1995. Hancock House. (In English, Spanish, Italian and Japanese). 375 pp. Middle East Falcon Research Group Proceedings 14-16th November 1995 (Editor) 220 pp. Welfare Aspects of Killing or Capturing Wild Vertebrates in Britain. 1997. The Hawk Board. A Global Strategy for the Conservation of Falcons and Houbara. 2000. Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency, Abu Dhabi. (in English and Arabic). 37 pp. Saker Falcon in Mongolia: Research and Conservation. 2001. (Editor) (English and Russian) 240 pp. Welfare Aspects of Shooting Foxes. 2003. The All Party Parliamentary Middle Way Group, House of Commons, London. (Book and film). Classical Falconry: A Treatise on Crow and Rook Hawking. 2004. Hancock House. 245 pp. Falconry in the United Kingdom: An audit of the current position. 2006. The Hawk Board. 41 pp] Falconry: Celebrating a Living Heritage. 2009. Motivate Publishing (Editor) (English and Arabic) 304 pp. Morality: A Personal Journey. 2018. (In press). 274 pp.
Nick has written or co-authored over 140 scientific or general papers on raptors and animal welfare and organized many international scientific conferences and meetings. He has featured in a number of films about him and his projects including: Country Calendar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Calendar The One Show. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007tcw7 Countryfile. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t0bv Off the Beaten Track. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09h78rq He has had a book featuring him: Falcons and Foxes in the UK. Lee |Chichester. 2003. Exlibris. 283 pp.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Falcons learn to hunt by chasing drones". New Scientist. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
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