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05/11/22 09:40 AM IST

Nagaland to undertake first bird count

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  • Nagaland is undertaking the first avian documentation exercise to go beyond Amur falcons, the migratory raptor that put the State on the world birding map.
Bird Count 
  • The four-day Tokhü Emong Bird Count (TEBC) has been timed with the post-harvest Tokhü Emong festival of the Lothas, the Naga community that dominates Wokha district.
  • The Wokha district is the most preferred stopover of the Amur falcons while travelling from east Asia to southern Africa.
  • The TEBC falls within the Salim Ali Bird Count, a nationwide event conducted by the Bombay Natural History Society (an NGO).
Amur Falcon 
  • Amur falcons (Falcon amurensis) is the world’s longest-traveling raptor.
  • The species is protected under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and included under Schedule IV.
Source- The Hindu 

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