Context: Assam banned drone operations within and around identified Amur falcon congregation sites. The order followed reports of content creators flying drones near roosts to film for social media.
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Assam bans drones near Amur falcon roosting sites
Context
Amur falcons winter in India's Northeast, with large roosts in Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya and Assam.
Key Facts
Amur falcons breed in southeast Russia and northern China.
They migrate via India and across the Arabian Sea to southern Africa.
The round trip is at least 22,000 km a year.
Over a million roost in Nagaland annually.
Significance for UPSC
Highlights wildlife protection, migratory species conservation and community-based conservation. Useful for GS3 biodiversity and prelims species facts.
Related Topics
Convention on Migratory Species
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
Doyang reservoir, Nagaland
Community conservation
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Q1.Amur falcons migrate from their breeding grounds to wintering areas in which region?