New Delhi: The Whildlife Institute of India satellite-tagged three Amur Falcons on 11 November as part of Phase 2 of the Manipur Amur Falcon Tracking Project. Three falcons were equipped with the satellite tags, an adult male named Apapang, a young female named Alang and an adult female named Ahu. Apapang crossed the Arabian Sea first with a 135 hour hour flight across 5,400 km, covering about 1,000 km per day. Each of the birds weigh barely 150 grams, and were aided by easterly tailwinds. Before flying to the Horn of Africa and down to Somalia, the Amur Falcons make a pitstop in Nagaland and Manipur.

Since the Amurs have created a mini-sensation with their incredible journey, I did a short Q&A with Dr Suresh from @wii_india who leads this remarkable tracking project. Here are a few fa

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