Dimapur, Nov. 14 (EMN): A complete of 178 species of birds had been documented throughout Tokhü Emong Hen Depend – Nagaland’s first-ever chook documentation occasion.
Tokhü Emong Hen Depend (TEBC), a four-day birding occasion was held from Nov. 4 to the seventh, the place birders in Nagaland got here collectively to doc the wealthy avian range of their state, an replace knowledgeable.
“This type of occasion could be helpful for establishing a benchmark towards which future research of avian populations could be in contrast, which is very necessary given the widespread results of local weather change in North East India,” it acknowledged.
Through the four-day TEBC, 18 eBirders in Nagaland recorded 178 species and uploaded 84 checklists to eBird-an on-line platform to report chook observations. Birders from Dimapur, Kohima, Peren and Wokha districts contributed to the lists.
“It’s an excellent initiative to determine the completely different species which might be discovered within the state with involvement of the native communities within the effort. Nagaland is a state with wealthy chook range and you will need to doc in addition to monitor their populations as a way to defend and preserve them,” Suman WM Sivachar, DFO-cum-DMU head Wokha, Nagaland Forest Division
This occasion was organised in collaboration with the Wokha Forest Division and the Divisional Administration Unit, Nagaland Forest Administration Undertaking (NFMP), Wokha, and Hen Depend India, it acknowledged.
