Overview
- Wildlife Institute of India reports Apapang and Alang in Kenya with Ahu at Somalia’s northern tip, confirming arrival in the Horn of Africa as of November 20–21.
- Apapang completed an uninterrupted 6,100 km journey in six days and eight hours from northeast India to Kenya.
- Alang covered about 5,600 km in six days and 14 hours after brief halts in Telangana and Maharashtra, while Ahu logged roughly 5,100 km in five days and 14 hours via western Bangladesh.
- The birds were captured at Chiuluan in Manipur on November 11, with three of ten fitted with 3.5 g Argos-linked satellite transmitters using Teflon ribbons.
- Researchers highlight termite-fueled staging in Nagaland and Manipur and note Manipur’s prohibitory orders through November 30 banning hunting and requiring temporary surrender of airguns.