About 600 Amur Falcons have been spotted at the Borigaon, Borbori and Nellie areas of Morigaon district during the last few days. The birds have been noticed roosting on power transmission lines or flying overhead. Local villagers are blissfully unaware of the presence of these long distant migrants amidst them. During 2001, members of Green Guard Nature Organization had recorded nearly 18000 birds near Morigaon which was unprecedented in Assam. Since then, only a handful of birds have been spotted in the intervening years, mostly near Amchoi, Morigaon. Tens of thousands are known to congregate at the Doyang reservoir in the Wokha district of Nagaland. The Doyang reservoir was in the news last year after the publication of a report detailing the massacre of around 120000 Amur Falcons, every week, for meat by the local hunters.
The Guwahati Tiger Fest was organized at the Royal Global School to coincide with Earth Day 2016. The Tiger Fest was the culmination of the Sanctuary Asia Aircel Kids For Tigers programme for the year 2015-16 at Guwahati. Hundreds of students from various city schools were enraptured by an audio-visual presentation by Sanctuary Asia Founder Editor Bittu Sahgal. Dance, drama, songs, face painting, wall painting, fancy dress, art installation, wildlife photo exhibition, poster making, tree plantation, were among the activities organized in a festive ambience. A Teachers Environmental Leadership Workshop was also organized at the sidelines with presentations by NEHU Research Scholar Debajit...
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