India, Nov. 3 -- The arrival and roosting of the world's longest-traveling migratory birds, the Amur falcons, have increased in large numbers in Manipur's Tamenglong district over the past 48 hours.

The Range Forest Officer for Tamenglong district, Joel Gangmei, said that these migratory birds, in their efforts to travel to the southern hemisphere (South Africa), have been roosting and feeding in the villages of Chiuluan, Puching, Guangram, Bhalok, and adjoining areas in Tamenglong district since October 7, 2025.

As part of a study on migration and to gather real-time data to aid in the protection of this globally threatened species, the Forest Department and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) announced that concerned scientists woul...