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Rare nongin found in Manipur valley
- MLA hands over state bird caught by Pumlen residents to zoo officials
The Telegraph | Imphal, Nov. 11:
The discovery of a male nongin (Mrs Hume’s barbacked pheasant), the state bird of Manipur, in the valley for the first time has brought cheers for wildlife wing officials of the state forest department and plans are under way to conduct a survey on the bird. Wildlife officials knew the bird visited the Rajui jungles of Jessami in Ukhrul district, near the Manipur-Nagaland border, but did not know it was also found in the valley till today.
“There is no exact official record when a nongin was last sighted in Manipur, till it was found in the Ukhrul jungles some years back. It is an extremely rare bird. This is the first time that the bird as been found in the valley,” S. Dhananjoy, director of the zoo, said.
The state wildlife wing has submitted a proposal to the Central Zoo Authority for expansion of the only zoo in the state, including construction of a better place for the state bird. link:
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