Hokhezhe village another destination where Amur falcon roosts

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DIMAPUR, AUGUST 21

The Department of Forest, Environment, Wildlife & Ecology, led by S.P.Tripathi, IFS, the Chief Wildlife Warden, Nagaland and Y.M.Jami, IFS, Divisional Forest Officer Dimapur with the forest official staffs visited Hokhezhe Village under Niuand Forest Range and had a detail interaction with the villagers with regard to the importance of Amur falcon which roost in this village.
Nagaland has been declared as the “Falcon capital of the world” and in Dimapur district, Hokhezhe village is one of the few villages where Amur falcon roosts for few months during its annual migration on the way to South Africa. In this regard, The Chief Wildlife Warden, Nagaland emphasized the importance of community involvement in Protecting the Falcon which was highly acclaim by international community and he further appealed to Niuland Sub-Division communities to render their effort in protecting and safe passage of birds during its migratory journey in the days to come.