Free and wild: Lanuzunga Chuchuyimpang members along with village council members and others releasing the fish hatchlings in the Kongyong River at Chuchuyimpang on Tuesday, June 14. (Morung Photo)
Chuchuyimpang (Mkg) | June 14 : When it comes to conservation, perhaps the Lanuzunga of Chuchuyimpang village stands out. Since from the year 2000 the Lanu Zunga in pursuance of a Chuchuyimpang Village Council General meeting resolution to protect the biodiversity have initiated a lot of initiatives, the latest being, the release of twenty thousand fish hatchlings in ‘Kongyong’ river, some seven kilometers away from the village. Kongyong River is a tributary of the Dikhu River. Hunting, fishing and collecting of forest product in the Kongyong Community Reserved Forest is totally banned, and violators are to be fined a sum of Rs 10,000.
Today’s release of the fish hatchlings is one among a number of initiatives by the Lanuzunga of Chuchuyimpang towards conservation of biodiversity in the village. The Lanuzunga comprises of a group of young married men in the village who are clubbed according to their age.
Earlier, this group of young men had released a number of animals and birds in the Kongyong Community Reserved Forest during the past few years. The most striking feature of this Lanuzunga is that they are carrying out their initiatives on their own without having to ask for any outside help.
The release of the 20,000 hatchlings today was donated by a fellow villager, Lipokyinba, who has a fish nursery – Oasis Nursery – in the village. The District Forest Officer of Mokokchung, T Yashi Jamir was the chief guest at the release of the fish hatchling; noted academicians from Nagaland University – Dr Lanusashi and Dr Sangyu Yaden – also attended today’s programme.
In a formal programme after the release of the hatchlings, the chief guest T Yashi Jamir, deeply appreciated the Lanuzunga for taking the noble initiative and highly praised them for keeping the spirit of conservation without diminishing. He asserted that the conservation works of the Lanuzunga would benefit not only the villagers, the Aos but also the Naga people as a whole.
Academician Dr Lanusashi of Nagaland University pointed out that carrying out such great tasks without asking for any outside help is a great deed, and would serve as a lesson to others also. Talking about eco-tourism and cultural tourism, Dr Lanusashi said that such conservation works would help in promoting such tourism and people from foreign countries would surely come to visit the reserved forest and the village in the days to come, since the world is now turning back to indigenous knowledge in the wake of global warming and climate change.
Another academician, Dr Sangyu Yaden of NU also encouraged the Chuchuyimpang villagers to be consistent in their endeavour, and carry out noble task which would benefit the whole people in the state and also the country.
The Chuchuyimpang Village Council chairman, Temsumoa asserted that the village council would take the conservation works in the village as per the resolution of the Chuchuyimpang Senso Mungdang (Chuchuyimpang Citizens’ Conference) and at the same time encouraged the Lanuzunga to check any defaulters violating the resolution of the village with regard to hunting, fishing and colleting of forest products, as these activities are totally banned, in the reserved forest. Village leaders, church leaders of the village and prominent citizens of the village were present today at the programme.
Today’s release of the fish hatchlings is one among a number of initiatives by the Lanuzunga of Chuchuyimpang towards conservation of biodiversity in the village. The Lanuzunga comprises of a group of young married men in the village who are clubbed according to their age.
Earlier, this group of young men had released a number of animals and birds in the Kongyong Community Reserved Forest during the past few years. The most striking feature of this Lanuzunga is that they are carrying out their initiatives on their own without having to ask for any outside help.
The release of the 20,000 hatchlings today was donated by a fellow villager, Lipokyinba, who has a fish nursery – Oasis Nursery – in the village. The District Forest Officer of Mokokchung, T Yashi Jamir was the chief guest at the release of the fish hatchling; noted academicians from Nagaland University – Dr Lanusashi and Dr Sangyu Yaden – also attended today’s programme.
In a formal programme after the release of the hatchlings, the chief guest T Yashi Jamir, deeply appreciated the Lanuzunga for taking the noble initiative and highly praised them for keeping the spirit of conservation without diminishing. He asserted that the conservation works of the Lanuzunga would benefit not only the villagers, the Aos but also the Naga people as a whole.
Academician Dr Lanusashi of Nagaland University pointed out that carrying out such great tasks without asking for any outside help is a great deed, and would serve as a lesson to others also. Talking about eco-tourism and cultural tourism, Dr Lanusashi said that such conservation works would help in promoting such tourism and people from foreign countries would surely come to visit the reserved forest and the village in the days to come, since the world is now turning back to indigenous knowledge in the wake of global warming and climate change.
Another academician, Dr Sangyu Yaden of NU also encouraged the Chuchuyimpang villagers to be consistent in their endeavour, and carry out noble task which would benefit the whole people in the state and also the country.
The Chuchuyimpang Village Council chairman, Temsumoa asserted that the village council would take the conservation works in the village as per the resolution of the Chuchuyimpang Senso Mungdang (Chuchuyimpang Citizens’ Conference) and at the same time encouraged the Lanuzunga to check any defaulters violating the resolution of the village with regard to hunting, fishing and colleting of forest products, as these activities are totally banned, in the reserved forest. Village leaders, church leaders of the village and prominent citizens of the village were present today at the programme.
The results of the conservators
In the year 2000, the Chuchuyimpang Citizen’s Conference resolved to protect and preserve the biodiversity in some areas in the village. Thereafter, the Lanuzunga of Chuchuyimpang in understanding with the village council released one hundred ‘local hens’ and twenty rabbits in the Kongyong River forest area on May 26, 2009. That same year, on June 27, 2009 the Lanuzunga released two hundred local hens at Suranu forest area.
(As per a Boucher handed out today, the initiative of the Lanuzunga has borne some positive results in multiplying the wildlife in the Kongyong Community Reserved Forest)
• The local hens released in the forest were found, in the second month, to have adapted to the wild forest life and had become like the jungle fowls. They sought tall trees to roost in the night. There was no death due to sickness among the hens, but there were some cases of the hens being killed by wild animals.
• After five months, 40 percent of the hens were assessed to be living in the same forest. Some are believed to have strayed to other forest areas.
• One of the rabbits released in the forest was found dead in a hole; the others were found to have abandoned the man-made rabbit holes and have built their own holes for homes.
• Because of this conservation effort, no hunting is allowed in forest.
• Besides, the presence of some rare animals which were not felt in the recent past like that of tigers, bears, deers, wild cat, procopine, wild boar and other birds are now being felt in the reserved forest.
In the year 2000, the Chuchuyimpang Citizen’s Conference resolved to protect and preserve the biodiversity in some areas in the village. Thereafter, the Lanuzunga of Chuchuyimpang in understanding with the village council released one hundred ‘local hens’ and twenty rabbits in the Kongyong River forest area on May 26, 2009. That same year, on June 27, 2009 the Lanuzunga released two hundred local hens at Suranu forest area.
(As per a Boucher handed out today, the initiative of the Lanuzunga has borne some positive results in multiplying the wildlife in the Kongyong Community Reserved Forest)
• The local hens released in the forest were found, in the second month, to have adapted to the wild forest life and had become like the jungle fowls. They sought tall trees to roost in the night. There was no death due to sickness among the hens, but there were some cases of the hens being killed by wild animals.
• After five months, 40 percent of the hens were assessed to be living in the same forest. Some are believed to have strayed to other forest areas.
• One of the rabbits released in the forest was found dead in a hole; the others were found to have abandoned the man-made rabbit holes and have built their own holes for homes.
• Because of this conservation effort, no hunting is allowed in forest.
• Besides, the presence of some rare animals which were not felt in the recent past like that of tigers, bears, deers, wild cat, procopine, wild boar and other birds are now being felt in the reserved forest.
