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Amur Falcon Dance fest
Source: The Sangai Express
Tamenglong, November 03 2016:
A dance festival to welcome the coming of Amur falcon (Falco amurensis), a migratory bird, was held at Unity Stadium, Old Tamenglong, today.
The festival, second of its kind, was organized by the Rainforest Club Tamenglong supported by the Western Forest Division, Tamenglong, our correspondent reports.
K Angami, pccf and Wildlife Warden, Manipur, graced the dance festival as chief guest while Lt Col Kamal Dev, 2IC, 23 Assam Rifles; Sothing Shimray, president, Manipur Hills Journalists Union and Huri Gonmei, DFO, Tamenglong attended as the guest of honour, special guest and functional president respectively.
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The festival was participated by 8 dance troupes.
pccf K Angami during his speech announced the declaration of Phalong village under Tamenglong district as "Falcon village" by the Government of India.
Angami appreciated the efforts of the people in preserving and protecting the migratory birds.
He also announced few plans of the Government like setting up of a wildlife sanctuary, welfare schemes and eco-tourism aspects etc.
Manipur Hills Journalists Union president Sothing Shimray said looking up to the Government for assistance on every single thing can cause growth retardation.
He ask the gathering to act upon their local plans and materialize them without begging for assistance from the Government.
It is worth mentioning here that, hunting and killing of Amur Falcon in Tamenglong district have greatly come down with mass awareness programmes on preservation and protection of wildlife getting a momentum.
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