Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan - Republic of
A FEMALE KAZAKH HUNTER RELEASES HER EAGLE BEFORE A COMPETITION IN TALDYKORGAN.
A Kazakh female hunter releases her eagle before a national competition of hunters with birds in Taldykorgan, some 270 north of Almaty, January 23, 2004. Hunters with birds from all over Kazakhstan gathered for the two-day competition to revive this ancient nomadic tradition. NO RIGHTS CLEARANCES OR PERMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS IMAGE REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov REUTERS SZH/cvi/JV
