Mokochung, November 29 (DIPR): Department of Forest, Ecology, Environment and Wildlife, government of Nagaland has instructed DFOs of Mokokchung, Zunheboto and Wokha to immediately stop capturing and killing of migratory bird Amur Falcon by villagers in consultation with District Administration. The department further asked the concerned officers to send action taken report to the department. The instruction was issued following reports of capturing and killing of migratory bird during their stop over at different parts of Nagaland.
According to report Amur Falcon breeds in northern China and south eastern Siberia and spent all summer there. It undertakes migration all the way to South Africa where they spend winter and back home. “These birds are hunted and eaten in Nagaland on their way to South Africa”.
