Nagaland CEC
- Nagaland, India
- BNHS
Summary of Project
This is a collaborative project with Bombay Natural History Society(BNHS) focusing on the conservation of the migratory Amur Falcons in Nagaland.
The Amur falcon covers one of the longest migration routes among all birds with an annual round trip of 22,000 km, which is likely to be the longest oceanic migration for any bird of prey with over 4,000 km of the outbound journey from India to Africa. They travel from eastern Asia (Russia and China) all the way to southern Africa and back every year. These raptors leave the breeding area in Asia (Siberia) from late august to september and halt in parts of Northeast India and Bangladesh for several weeks to rest and fatten up feeding on migrating dragonflies and other insects before resuming their journey. They cross 14 countries two continents and one ocean. They arrive in their Southern African winter range by november–december. Amur Falcons (Falco amurensis) pass through Nagaland, India, in October each year, making a stop on their way to South Africa and other African countries. Here, they have been observed to roost and halt en-masse at Doyang reservoir, which was created a decade ago for hydro-electric power.
Objectives
- To conduct teacher training programmes to bring awareness among the students about importance of Amur Falcon.
- To conduct awareness workshops with community, religious leaders to discuss allied/alternate livelihood opportunities through bird tourism, ecotourism and hospitality industry.
- Establish eco-clubs in schools
- To train the community members as Bird guides, Homestay management.
- To create awareness among public representatives about employment and livelihood potential in bird tourism, ecotourism and hospitality industry.
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Pushkar Nargolkar
An avid birder, nature educator, inspires youth towards bird and nature conservation through creative outreach and leads bird walk.
