Kohima: Three satellite tagged Amur Falcon birds namely Naga, Wokha and Pangti, which had made a sojourned in Nagaland and were released on November 7, last year has reached South Africa this year.
According to a statement by Nagaland Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force M Lokeswara Rao, the birds after being released from Doyang Wokha Nagaland finally reached South Africa on January 9 after crossing difficult journey over Arabian Sea.
Amur falcons spend winter in South Africa. The Naga bird (male) has colour ring number KAM (C56801), Wokha bird (female) has colour ring number KCM (C56802) and Pangti bird (female) has colour ring number KFM (C56803). These three birds were fitted with satellite tag with antenna and with solar panel on the back of the bird.
Rao said after releasing on November 7, last year, the three birds Naga and Pangti and Wokha after crossing Arabian Sea finally reached South Africa in 2014 as per satellite tracking shown what route they have taken to reach South Africa.
Naga male bird after releasing flew over Senapati Churachandpur of Manipur Aizwal of Mizoram, entered Bangladesh and then the Bay of Bengal.
After flying over Bay of Bengal it entered Andhra Pradesh near Ongole fly over Andhra Passing through Adoni enter Karnataka near Bellary, flying over Hubli of Karnataka and enter Goa and from they flew over Arabian sea and reached the Coast of Somalia and flied over Mogadishu capital of Somalia and now entered Kenya flying near Deddab of Kenya on November 20, 2013, it took 13 days to fly from Doyang, Nagaland to Kenya.
Naga spent staying Tsavo East National Park in Kenya for some time entered Tanzania and Zimbabwe and entered Botswana and finally entered South Africa as on January 9. (UNI)
