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Tokhu Emong Bird Count (TEBC)

2022 NOV 4

Preliminary   > Environment and Ecology   >   Biodiversity   >   India biodiversity

Why in news?

  • Nagaland hosted the first edition of the Tokhu Emong Bird Count (TEBC) from November 4 to 7, 2022.

About the Tokhu Emong Bird Count (TEBC):

  • Tokhu Emong Bird Count (TEBC) is a four-day documentation event that sought to list birds in Nagaland.
  • It was organized in collaboration with the Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP), Wokha, and Bird Count India.
  • The event was held on the occasion of Tokhu Emong – a post-harvest festival of the Lotha Nagas.
  • The dates of the TEBC coincides BNHS Salim Ali Bird Count – a national level bird count event.

Objective of the TEBC:

  • TEBC seeks to highlight the diversity of bird species in Nagaland and bring to attention the threatened habitats in the state.
  • It encourages community to observe the bird species, enabling people to connect with nature and help document the rich and diverse population of avifauna.

About Tokhu Emong:

  • Tokhü Emong is a harvest festival celebrated by Lotha Nagas – a major Naga ethnic group native to Wokha District in Nagaland.
  • This 9-day fall festival celebrates the end of the harvest season. It is celebrated during the first week of November each year.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

The Tokhu Emong Bird Count (TEBC) event, recently seen in news, is associated with:

(a) Manipur

(b) Nagaland

(c) Sikkim

(d) Meghalaya

Answer