One day mega wildlife awareness campaign held in Tamenglong
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, November 15 2014 :
'Amur Falcon a migratory bird is god's bird coming from Siberia, if we kill this god's bird, we will get a curse from god.
It is forbidden to kill it.'This was stated by the Deputy Commissioner Tamenglong RH.
Gonmei, IAS while speaking as chief guest during one day mega wildlife awareness campaign at United Baptist Church Liangmei, Tamenglong district HQs on Saturday.
The awareness campaign was organised by Western Forest Division, Tamenglong.
Main land people and Zeliangrong people are so different that mainland people follow their principle not to kill any animal where as Zeliangrong people killed whatever Zeliangrong people saw.
After killing this and that, proudly said that 'I am able to kill this or that'.
This is wrong notion, RH.
Gonmei stated.
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Themthing Ngashangva, Superintendent of Police Tamenglong and Huri Golmei, MFS, Divisional Forest Officer Tamenglong graced as guest of honour and president of the function respectively.
Further RH Gonmei appealed to all the participants to spread the message to stop killing the Amur Falcon or other moving animals in Tamenglong district.
In his speech as guest of honour, Themthing Ngashangva said that Amur Falcon came to Tamenglong just for few days to rest.
"We are host and the Amur Falcons are our guest, we should not threaten the guest rather send them back with good gesture.
Amur Falcons have good memory, they came here every year.
They went backwhere they have come", Themthing said.
Hunting of Amur falcon is against the wildlife protection act, 1972and it is punishable with fine and imprisonment.
Police will check from time to time and act accordingly, there is no excuse for ignorant before the law, he added.
Dr Chambo Gonmei, Chief Medical Officer Tamenglong who is also honorary Wildlife Warden Tamenglong also spoke on the occasion.
He said, 'with the announcement of wildlife century in three places in Tamenglong, animal protection act will be enforced soon in Tamenglong.
Dr.Chambo also mentioned here that shouting of Hoolok giddon in Tamenglong is no longer heard or seen the hornbill being flying in the sky.
Amur Falcon is here again, people are killing and eating, if killing and eating continue, this beautiful bird may not seen again,he added.