Dubai: Darshan’s eagle-eye view sets world record

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Dubai: From the lofty pole antenna of the Burj Khalifa, Darshan disembarked at the clapping signal of its trainer on the ground below. People had teemed in front of the screens situated near the Dubai Mall Fountain to watch the bird of prey broadcast its eagle-eye view live and set a new world record. “Darshan is a male Imperial Eagle with a wing span of two metres,” Darshan’s trainer and founder of Freedom Conservation, Jazques-Olivier Travers, said. “He is a very powerful bird, which is necessary as he is donning a 300g camera on his back.”

Darshan’s flight from the top of the 829.8m Burj Khalifa set the world record of the highest recorded bird flight from a man-made structure. It was an attempt by Freedom Conservation to raise awareness on the plight of endangered birds of prey, many of which are recorded on the IUCN Red List of Endangered species. The initiative’s primary goal is the protection of endangered birds of prey and reintroduce them into their natural habitat.

“It was a real challenge to get to the top of the Burj,” Travers said. “For a human it isn’t that difficult but getting a big bird in a cage to that point is another story. It takes about two hours to get Darshan up there.”
Dubbed as ‘The Man who teaches Eagles to fly’, Travers also develops camera technology…. see more

source: Gulfnews

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