Captive breeding
The breeding programme was initiated in summer of 1974 when a clutch
of two eggs were collected from a nest close to the Muddus National Park,
Norrbotten, N Sweden (lat 66 o N). One of the eggs hatched and the fist
founder, a male falcon called Felix, was imprinted and was later used for
insemination for two seasons. In the following years, an increasing number of
falcons were collected.