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Shocking Amur Falcon Massacre in Nagaland

Started By Game Warden , Nov 02 2012 06:01 PM

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Posted 02 November 2012 - 06:01 PM

Reports www.conservationindia.org

This is a documentation of the shocking massacre of tens of thousands of migratory Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) in the remote state of Nagaland in India’s northeast. We estimate that during the peak migration 12,000 – 14,000 birds are being hunted for consumption and commercial sale everyday. We further estimate that a mind-boggling 120,000 to 140,000 birds are being slaughtered in Nagaland every year during their passage through the state.

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 09:33 PM

"The roosting place is localised (one specific bank of the reservoir) and can easily be sealed off by the authorities (Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) and Forest Department)." This problem seems to have a plausible solution, if the will exists to execute it.

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