For the uninitiated, Nagaland features among world¡¯s top ten best birding destinations. Every year during November Amur Falcons arrive along the Doyang reservoir.?
The Amur falcon is protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and they are seen as harbingers of a good harvest. The?falcons?are known to feed on?insects, thus protecting crops.
According to a Hindu report, the species is recognised as friends of the tribals. However, there have been reports massacre of hundreds of thousands of falcons which has started a massive conservation campaign.
¡°Our forefathers never killed these avian friends. However, the younger generation started decimating them by the thousands using nets, slingshots and guns,¡± the Hindu quoted a tribal member as saying.
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