Mumbai society holds training on Bengal Florican conservation in Pasighat

PASIGHAT: The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), based in Mumbai, organised a daylong capacity building training on rare and critically endangered bird Bengal Florican monitoring and conservation.

The training programme was organised for frontline staff of D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary Division at the Division office here in Pasighat on April 10 with help from ZSL EDGE, Segre Foundation, and D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary Division.

The Sanctuary's surveillance and protection of the critically endangered Bengal Florican was the focus of the programme.

BNHS scientist and EDGE Fellow Dr. Biswajit Chakdar gave an audio-visual presentation on the identification of Bengal Florican and protocol to monitor the bird.

He also gave accounts of the species and associated threats to the species in Northeast India.

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Earlier, Tasang Taga in his speech highlighted the importance of the training programme.

They also thanked the team of BNHS for organizing the training programme which will be very helpful in monitoring and proper care of the Bengal Florican, locally called ‘Sitong Periik’ in the sanctuary’s grassland.

D. Ering WLS has the highest population of Bengal Florican at a place in India.

The short grasses of the sanctuary, which cover about 80 percent of the total area are most suitable for this grassland obligate birds like critically endangered Bengal Florican, informed scientists from BNHS.

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The programme was attended by Tasang Taga, DFO, D. Ering Wildlife Sanctuary Division, Naning Perme, RFO, Borguli Range, Orin Perme, RFO, Anchalghat Range, Domek Koyu, RFO, Sibiyamukh Range, Maksam Tayeng, Wildlife enthusiast cum Member, State Board for Wildlife, Scientists Dr. Biswajit Chakdar and Ngulkholal Khongsai including field staff of BNHS and 25 frontline staff of the Sanctuary.

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