Migratory falcons spotted in Manipur’s Tamenglong district, patrolling for roosting sites intensified

These migratory visitors, locally known arsenic ‘Kahuaipuina,’ get successful northeastern India, peculiarly successful Manipur and Nagaland, successful ample numbers during October. They are connected their southbound migration from their breeding grounds successful bluish China, eastbound Mongolia, and acold eastbound Russia. During their stopover, which lasts 3 to 4 weeks, the falcons physique abdominous reserves by foraging connected termites earlier continuing their travel to their wintering grounds successful South Africa.

Last year, the wood section recorded astir 1.41 lakh falcons astatine a azygous roosting tract successful Chuilon. This year, the territory authorities, on with the wood department, are focusing connected radio-tagging the birds. “We program to radio-tag 2 falcons by the extremity of November, erstwhile they person built up capable abdominous reserves to debar harming them. As for the census, it volition beryllium conducted each 2 years,” explained Kh. Hitlet.

Since the conservation run for the Amur Falcon began successful 2016, hunting of the birds for their meat—previously done successful ample numbers—has decreased significantly. As portion of this ongoing campaign, the territory authorities person implemented assorted conservation measures and consciousness programs annually.

In September, the territory magistrate issued an bid banning the usage of each aerial guns and directing owners to deposit their hunting weapons astatine their respective colony authorization offices indefinitely.