Chennai: Three Amur falcons tagged in Manipur as part of an ongoing wildlife tracking project have completed their transoceanic migration to Somalia, covering nearly 5,000 kilometres in just over five days.

Two of the three birds—Apapang (adult male) and Alang (young female)—reached Somalia on 18 November, Wildlife Institute of India’s scientists, who have been monitoring their journey in real time under the Manipur Amur Falcon Tracking project, confirmed to ThePrint. The third bird—Ahu (adult female)—reached Wednesday morning Indian time.

Tamil Nadu Additional Chief Secretary for Environment, Climate Change & Forests Supriya Sahu, who has been sharing updates on social media, called their journey “breathtaking”. Show Full Article

“Woohoo… both Apapang and Alang have successfully cross

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