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Blyth's tragopan

A change of heart

With distinctive dappled plumage on its back, bright red neck and yellow face, the Blyth’s Tragopan (Tragopan blythii), Nagaland’s state bird, is a rare sight to behold. In the early 1990s, nearly 300 of these birds were killed in Khonoma, Nagaland in a hunting competition — a custom that was common in the region. Once a hunting ground, the village now boasts of being a sanctuary for the birds. What caused this change of heart?

21 October 2021, 05:39 IST

A change of heart

A change of heart

A change of heart

21 October 2021, 05:39 IST