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Amur Falcon Tracking Project
May 25 , 2026
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- Two Amur Falcon birds named Apapang and Alang, tagged with satellite transmitters in Manipur in November 2025, are returning from Southern Africa to East Asia during spring migration.
- The project is carried out by the Wildlife Institute of India and the Manipur Forest Department with support from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
- Amur Falcon is a long-distance migratory raptor (bird of prey) that travels nearly 6,000 km in about six days, including crossing the Arabian Sea.
- Its breeding grounds are in Northern China and Far-East Russia, while its wintering grounds are in Eastern and Southern Africa.
- The species is listed as “Least Concern (LC)” in the IUCN Red List and is protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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