‘Keeping Their Migratory Movement Undisturbed’: Assam's New Rules to Protect Amur Falcons

Every winter, the forests of Northeast India become temporary resting grounds for one of the world's most remarkable migratory birds.  Amur falcons, travelling from their breeding grounds in Siberia and northern China, arrive in Assam in October and November to feed and replenish their energy reserves before continuing their journey to southern Africa. This year, as more than one lakh of these birds gather at seasonal roosting sites across Assam, the state has introduced restrictions on drone ac

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