Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival
The government of Arunachal Pradesh on January 20 declared the Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) –the state’s only conservation festival, as a “state festival”.
Main Objectives of the Fest
- To recognise the role played by the resident Nyishi tribe in conserving hornbills in the Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR).
- To devise alternative sources of income for a region that relies on hunting and logging, and to tell the rest of the country about the wonders of the PTR and its surrounding areas.
Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
- India has nine hornbill species, of which four are found in the Western Ghats: Indian Grey Hornbill (endemic to India), ....
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