JORAM, Oct 13: The first ever Keyi Panyor Bird Counting was successfully conducted at Joram Putung, Joram village by the Keyi Panyor Tourism Society (KPTS) in collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh Birding Club (APBC), Bird Count India and the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), in which 38 avian species were recorded, according to an official press note.
The initiative aimed to promote bird conservation, raise awareness about local biodiversity and explore the potential of bird watching as a sustainable ecotourism activity in the district.
During the two-hour bird-counting exercise, participants recorded 38 bird species in and around Joram village, highlighting the area’s rich avian diversity and ecological significance. The species identified included the Indian White-eye, Grey Bushchat, Dark-sided Flycatcher, White-throated Fantail, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Large-billed Crow and Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, among others.
The programme saw enthusiastic participation from Nabam Piju, ZPC; Tai Arun, Trade Development Officer; Bunty Tao, Range Forest Officer; Koj Mama, founder-cum-president of APBC; Punyo Chada, secretary Ngunu Ziro; and Joram Aatum, event coordinator-cum-Jt secretary KPTS.
The resource persons from the NCF included Mittal Gala, Samakshi Tiwari, Nizar Muhammed, Prerana Chandak and Leons Mathew Abraham. Nature enthusiasts and students from Govt Sec School, Joram, VKV, Joram, and Neelam Taram Govt College, Yachuli, along with panchayat members and volunteers from Hugung Trek also participated in the programme.
Later in the day, Gala made an informative PPT presentation at GSS, Joram. The session covered the diversity of birds in India, their unique characteristics, endangered species, techniques for conducting bird counts and the importance of birds in maintaining ecological balance.
The interactive session helped participants and members of the local community better understand the need to protect bird habitats and conserve biodiversity.