Amur Falcon’s Roosting Area Union Pangti (AFRAU) has stated that the conservation initiative of Amur falcons have resulted in increase in population of the bird in the recent past.
AFRUA president Zanthungo Shitiri and secretary Nribemo Merry said there had been “zero killing since 2014” and the numbers have increased since then.
Till date, AFRAU claimed that as per records, 4136 tourist including 436 national tourists have visited the roosting area.
The Amur Falcons visit the roosting areas during the second week of October.
It said that AFRAU Pangti had been tirelessly working for the protection and conservation activities assisted by Forest department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) protection squad. AFRAU said that the union volunteers, who are part of the squad, were being paid Rs.150 a day per member for a period of 60 days.
AFRAU has appealed all to note that the roosting area/side is at Pangti Village jurisdiction and not Doyang Reservoir, “not reserved nor purchased by any agencies or Company.
It also said that any support/assistance for the protection of Amur Falcon should made known to the union since the activities are executed through the union in the village and not other organizations.
The union expressed gratitude to Union Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate change Prakash Javadekar, minister of forest and ecology Nagaland Dr. Neikesalie Kire, minister of health & family welfare, parliamentary secy. youth resource & sports, PCCF Kohima, chief wild life warden Dimapur, E.D WTI, Dr. Suresh Kumar, for the successful satellite tagging of birds– Naga & Pangti, Bano Haralu director NWBCT, for their support, all the legislators officials and NGOs, Zuthunglo Patton (IFS) DFO, Doyang plantation division & DFO Wokha.