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symbol.","layers":[{"id":"myth","name":"Myth","description":"Mythology.","findings":[{"id":"myth-finding","name":"Myth","description":"Myth.","questions":[{"text":"What is the rarog, and how do falcons appear in Egyptian and Slavic myth?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Horus?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"symbol","name":"Symbol","description":"National symbols.","findings":[{"id":"symbol-finding","name":"Symbol","description":"Symbol.","questions":[{"text":"Where is the falcon a national symbol?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits national bird?","kind":"action"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe falcon species, behaviour and conservation status from ornithological sources.","Distinguish the bird from the mythological rarog."],"mustNot":["Help trap, take or trade wild falcons or their eggs.","Disturb nesting falcons or disclose nest locations that put them at risk.","Advise keeping falcons without the licences and welfare standards falconry requires.","Recommend pesticides known to harm birds of prey."],"requiresHuman":["Handling an injured or captive falcon."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Several falcon species are protected, and illegal trade still threatens them.","Falconry is a living cultural heritage that depends on bird welfare."],"affectedParties":["Falcons","Falconers","Wildlife authorities"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns wild falcons: wild and protected by law; the licensed keeper for captive birds.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Species and conservation databases","Captive bird registration records"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q48428","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"bird of prey","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"peregrine falcon","type":"related"},{"target":"kestrel","type":"related"},{"target":"falconry","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.falcon","Wikidata: Q43489 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