Satellite-tagged amur falcon completes 6,000-km journey from Odisha to China | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: A satellite-tagged amur falcon completed a remarkable 6,000-km journey from Odisha to China‘s Manchurian Bay in just 18 days, according to Wildlife Institute of India (WII) scientists.Dr. Suresh Kumar, senior scientist at WII, Dehradun, reported that the male falcon, dubbed ‘Chiuluan 2′, reached Manchurian Bay on May 20 after an extensive journey through multiple countries.The bird was initially tagged with a satellite transmitter in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on Nov 8, 2024.The falcon’s journey started in Southern Africa, from where it flew around 4,000 km to reach Odisha. Between April 30 and May 2, it was tracked at various locations in Odisha, including Karlapat wildlife sanctuary in Kalahandi district, forests near Phulbani, and Dhenkanal district.From Odisha, the bird flew to the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh, then across Myanmar and Wuhan, China, before crossing the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea to reach its final destination. The entire journey spanning six months covered around 10,000 km monitored through GPS tracking.“The ongoing satellite tagging project aims to better understand their migratory behaviour and improve conservation efforts for this globally migrating species,” Dr. Kumar said.
