A falcon was sold for SAR351,000 at the 25th session of the Saudi Falcons Club Auction, making it the third most expensive falcon sold to date at this year’s event.

Held at the club’s headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh, the auction serves as the primary marketplace for locally trapped falcons, coinciding with the annual trapping season which runs until November 30, SPA reported.

The event reinforces the Kingdom’s cultural identity, facilitates the transfer of falconry expertise to new generations, and provides an economic resource for the hundreds of participating trappers.