A decreased interest in the keeping of birds of prey is thus not obvious, but is never the less claimed by the legislators. The consequences of the new regulations to the Danish falconers, are that the traditional species used in European falconry are no longer available to new raptor keepers. Raptor species who by their sole existence in this part of the world have proofed their worth as hunting hawks, are out of reach, and thus new, exotic species have to be employed. Thus the new regulations do not keep anyone from obtaining raptors, only from getting what you want the most. None of the species indigenous to Denmark are rare.
Danish falconers travel abroad to practice their sport, and they do it regularly.
England, Scotland and Germany are the most frequently visited destinations for the travels of Danish falconers. Almost every year a group of Danish falconers from The Danish Hawking Club attend one of the international field meetings arranged by its sister organisations around Europe - most commonly in England and Germany. Danish falconers attending the 1997 International Fieldmeet of the British Falconer's Club at Woodhall Spa. The breeding of birds of prey Birds of prey have been propagated in captivity since the early 1940's when German falconer Renz Waller made a couple of peregrine falcons breed. Since then falconers all over the world have bred so to speak all species of raptors in captivity.