Amur Falcons start arriving

Imphal, November 05 2017: If winter comes, Amur Falcons cannot be far behind and as they do every year, thousands of these migratory birds, from Siberia and Mongolia, have started arriving and making the banks of the River Barak in Tamenglong their seasonal home this year, according to reports from the State Forest Department . […]

Imphal, November 05 2017: If winter comes, Amur Falcons cannot be far behind and as they do every year, thousands of these migratory birds, from Siberia and Mongolia, have started arriving and making the banks of the River Barak in Tamenglong their seasonal home this year, according to reports from the State Forest Department . […]

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The incredible and mysterious journey of Amur Falcon – Part 2

RK Birjit Singh (Contd from yesterday) Millions of Amur falcons were massacred in a two week hunting frenzy for recreation at Doyang area of Wokha district in Nagaland during October, 2012. The total killed can be determined through a simple calculation. A single hunter downs 800 falcons in a day and there were more than […]

RK Birjit Singh (Contd from yesterday) Millions of Amur falcons were massacred in a two week hunting frenzy for recreation at Doyang area of Wokha district in Nagaland during October, 2012. The total killed can be determined through a simple calculation. A single hunter downs 800 falcons in a day and there were more than […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/10/the-incredible-and-mysterious-journey-of-amur-falcon-part-2/