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Anja Bruehling

Summer with the Eagle Hunters

Summer means wedding season and festivals in the Tavan Bogd National Park in Western Mongolia. February 2022. Weddings are elaborate events which include wrestling, horse racing and of course catching up with family, friends and neighbors from near and far.
Anja Bruehling

Summer with the Eagle Hunters

Summer with the Eagle Hunters. February 2022. During the communist period of Kazakhstan, many Kazakhs fled to Mongolia to keep their nomadic lifestyle and avoid being sent to collective farms. They settled in the Bayan-Olgii Province and kept their traditions alive. Today there are an estimated 250 eagle hunters left in the area.