Bird Estimate around the protected area of Pakke Tiger Reserve - 8th February 2014 - 13th February 2014

IT Nature Club invites birdwatchers and theirfri ends for the second citizen participatory initiative in Pakke,-Arunachal Pradesh.An opportunity for the ordinary citizens who are also avid birders to take part in the scheduled bird estimate planned for the winter of 2013.

The first count was conducted inside the Pakke Tiger Reserve, wherein 25 participants estimated a total of 167 birds from around 4 different locations inside the park.

To check the status of habitat and protection of the avi fauna around the periphery of the park the scheduled bird estimate is planned between 8th February 2014 - 13th February 2014.This initiative is co-ordinated by Help Tourism, IT Nature Club and Ghora Aaabhe Society by involving the community living around the park.

The participation fee of Rs.9,500 per participant will be used for the conservation efforts in the park. This amount will be utilized by Ghora Aabhe Society for conducting regular livelihood programs for the community who are living on the fringes of the park to become partners in the conservation efforts.The amount is inclusive of picking up the participants from Guwahati and dropping off to Guwahati, fooding & lodging during the count and a cultural show by the Nyshis, the local community of the region.

Ghora Aabhe Society is a registered group of twelve village chiefs from around the park.Ghora Aabhe Society along with the forest department supports conservation efforts in and around the park.They enforce customary laws, institute penalties against hunting / logging and organize conservation awareness programs around Pakke Tiger Reserve. Representatives of the society also run the Pakke Jungle Camp - a community managed stay option in Seijosa under the guidance and support from Help Tourism.

Help Tourism is an award winning, reputed and pioneering rural tourism organization which has been regularly organizing capacity building and livelihood programs for the communities living around the protected areas in East & North East India such as Pakke Tiger Reserve.

You can request for Participation Form and more details by emailing us at itnatureclub@gmail.com OR calling us on +91 9845383882 

Join us with your birding friends for an amazing birding and trekking experience in the Eastern Himalayas.

Bird Estimate in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary - 1st Feb 2014 to 4th Feb 2014

Western Arunachal Pradesh is a biodiversity paradise. Covering an area of 218 sq. km, it is part of the Kameng Protected Area Complex, a 3,500 km2 of mostly contiguous forests.The Sanctuary got its name due to the Mountain Eagles, a regiment of the army that used this area in the 1950’s. The Bugun Liocichla (Liocichla bugunorum) was discovered here in 2006; and was the first new bird species to be described from India since Independence. Numerous other species have been discovered and rediscovered here, in some cases after as many as 125 years. Over the last decade over 525 species of birds, 180 species of butterflies, more than 500 species of moths, 33 species of reptiles, and 35 species of amphibians have been recorded here, testifying to the area’s biodiversity.

The Bugun Welfare Society has been the key organisation here ,in not only organising bird tours in an eco-friendly, economically viable and sustainable way, but also in fostering an ethic of conservation and awareness amongst local communities, community leaders and school students. To celebrate the awesome diversity of the park,the Bugun Welfare Society is planning to hold an “Eaglenest Birding Festival”.

The main aim of this festival is to: 

a. raise awareness about Eaglenest, especially its unique wildlife and global conservation value amongst a larger global audience, but especially amongst local communities living around Eaglenest. 

b. provide a common platform for participants to help advance biodiversity research and conservation in Eaglenest, and 

c. build capacity amongst resident people in sustainable and eco-friendly wildlife tourism, so that the tourism enterprise can be an entirely community-run initiative.

As part of the festival, Bugun Welfare Society,Bugun Welfare Society/Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department and IT Nature Club will coordinate a bird estimate between 1st Feb 2014 to 3rd Feb 2014 around Lama Camp.

Pl also note that for the duration of the bird festival, the Bugun Welfare Society will provide food and lodging at non-tourist rates for volunteers, to encourage the participation of dedicated naturalists and motivated photographers.

If you are interested to take part in this bird estimate and be part of citizen initiative towards conservation, do mail at itnatureclub@gmail.com or call +91 9845383882

Come and celebrate pure joy of birding in one of the best birding destinations of India.