GB of Kivikhu Village, Zunheboto district handing over the rescued bird to Forest Department Officials.
DIMAPUR, MAY 31 (MExN): Kivikhu village under Zunheboto district donated a rescued juvenile male Blyth’s Tragopan (Tragopan blythii) to the Forest Department on May 29.
A press release from the Wildlife Warden, Tokaho H Kinimi, IFS, informed that Kivikhu village with its Community Conserved Area (CCA) which is also part of Tizu Valley Biodiversity and Livelihood Network (TVBLN) have been staunch activists of conservation for many years.
The department further recalled the tragic story of Late Toika Zhimo, a volunteer who was shot and killed by poachers on February 14, 2020 during forest patrol as per village council directive.
In the light of all events, the Wildlife Warden, Dimapur, Tokaho H Kinimi, IFS on behalf of the department of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Nagaland expressed gratitude to the people of Kivikhu village for the donation and for remaining unnerved and upholding their resolve towards conservation and protection of the environment.
The rescued bird is now safely relocated to the Tragopan Conservation and Breeding Centre, Kohima where it can further strengthen the efforts of conservation breeding of the species.
