All three have flown over Maharashtra and are now making their non-stop Arabian Sea crossing en route to southern Africa. Pics/Manipur forest department and Wildlife Institute of India (Story/Ranjeet Jadhav)
Three birds — Apapang, Ahu and Alang — were satellite-tagged in Manipur last week under Phase 2 of the Manipur Amur Falcon Tracking Project by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
The trio — Apapang (male), Ahu and Alang (females) — was released on November 11 at the Chiuluan roosting site in Tamenglong district. The tagging operation was conducted by the Tamenglong Forest Division in collaboration with the WII
Officials told mid-day that the male flew past Velas in Ratnagiri, while the females crossed near Virar and Malvan. The birds are expected to make a continuous 76-hour flight covering more than 3,000 km
As of November 18, Apapang had already completed the Arabian Sea crossing and reached Somalia
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