Killing of migratory Amur Falcons on large scale in Nagaland
November 5, 2012
Migratory Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) caught in Nagaland in India's northeast
Please find below the information (which includes video footage) on killing of migratory Amur Falcons on large scale in Nagaland, as found out by the studies conducted by the organization Conservation India.
In the northeastern state of Nagaland, tens of thousands of Amur falcons are being trapped and slaughtered everyday during their migration from Siberia to South Africa. In October this year, a small group of conservationists including Mr Ramki Srinivasan from Conservation India were able to document this shocking massacre and initiate specific action steps to try and stop the killing. For more details and video footage, please check the following link:
http://www.conservationindia.org/campaigns/amur-massacre
It should be further noted that India, a country with a tradition of nature conservation as an integral part of local culture, should ensure that such killings do not take place. A country with deep-rooted tradition of living in harmony with the environment, which is evident from the practices such as existence of hundreds of sacred groves in most states, should ensure that its biodiversity is protected.
BNHS support:
BNHS supports the cause of conservation of Amur Falcons, which are our guests, as migratory birds. In support of this cause, BNHS has already written to Smt Jayanthi Natarajan, Honorable Minister for Environment and Forests, Government of India. In this letter, BNHS director, Dr Asad Rahmani, has brought to the notice of the Honorable Minister, these avian killings going on in Nagaland.
BNHS has been campaigning with organizations such as Conservation India to stop the mass killing of Amur Falcons, which is a protected bird under Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and Convention of Migratory Species, of which India is a signatory.
BNHS has suggested that both the Central Government and State Government of Nagaland should take immediate steps to protect this rare species and also create awareness among the local communities. This is particularly significant in the year when India has hosted the Conference of Parties (COP) 11 of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad in October.
Regards,
Atul A. Sathe,
Manager - Communications,
Bombay Natural History Society,
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
www.bnhs.org
* This info was sent by Atul A. Sathe (BHNS) who can be contacted at atulsathe(at)yahoo(dot)com
This Press Release was posted on November 05, 2012.
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