Tokhu Emong Bird Count

Nagaland is hosting the first edition of the Tokhü Emong Bird Count (TEBC), a four-day documentation event to list birds in the state.

Details –

• It is the first avian documentation exercise taken by Nagaland to go beyond Amur falcons.
• The event is being held during the Tokhü Emong post-harvest festival of the Lotha Nagas to spread awareness about Nagaland’s bird diversity.
• This event is being organised in collaboration with the Wokha Forest Division and the Divisional Management Unit, Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP), Wokha, and Bird Count India.
• The TEBC falls within the Salim Ali Bird Count, a nationwide event conducted by the Bombay Natural History Society.