Satellite tagged Naga and Pangti complete second cycle of migration

EMN DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 29 Out of three Amur Falcons-Naga, Pangti and Wokha the first two have completed second cycle of migration covering a distance of approximately 44,000 km reached Doyang(Wokha) Nagaland on Thursday, according to M. Lokeswara Rao I.F.S, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Nagaland. He said Wokha is ‘inactive now.’ This is the first time the Amur Falcons were satellite tagged and released and Nagaland has entered in international map in the conservation movement, Lokeswara Rao added. More on page 5 November 7, 2013 is the historic day and movement to the people of Nagaland. Local communities have protected Amur Falcon which is the biggest conservation movement shown to the world and satellite tagging of Amur Falcon was done and international scientists declared Doyang as one of the biggest congregations with nearly one million Amur Falcons roost here. They declared Nagaland is Falcon capital of the world, M. Lokeswara Rao added. On November 7, three Amur Falcon birds were satellite tagged and released. The birds are named as Naga, Wokha and Pangti. The Naga bird has color ring number KAM C56801, which is male, Wokha bird has Color Ring Number KCM, C56802, which is female, and Pangti bird has color ring number KFM C56803, which is female. These three birds were fitted with satellite tag with antenna and with solar panel on the back of the birds. The satellite tag weighs only 5 grams, Rao informed.