9th Edition of the Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival

19 Jan 2024

Context:

In January 2024, the 9th edition of the Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF), a state festival of Arunachal Pradesh was celebrated with a theme ‘Let Our Hornbills Remain’.

  • Recognition of the Nyishi Tribe: The Festival aims to Celebrating their Contribution to Hornbill Conservation in the Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR)

Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival

About Nyishi Tribe

  • It belongs to the largest tribal group in Arunachal Pradesh.
    • They also live in the Sonitpur and North Lakhimpur districts of Assam.
  • Their language, Nyishi, belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family.
  • Polygyny is prevalent among the Nyishi.

About Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF)

  • Origin: The first-ever Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival was held in January 2015, with the aim of recognising the efforts of the Nyishi hunters-turned-conservationists of hornbills.
  • Focus on: Wildlife conservation, with a particular emphasis on hornbills. 

About Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR)

  • In 2002, it received the status of  26th Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger.
  • It is also known as Pakhui Tiger Reserve.
  • Located in: In the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh
    • Surrounded by: 
      • North: Tenga Reserve Forest
      • South: Nameri National Park and Tiger Reserve (Assam)
      • East: Papum Reserve Forest 
      • West: Doimara Reserve Forest
  • Significance:  It forms the transition zone between the Indian and Malayan ecoregions.
    • Flora: Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests 
    • Fauna: Wreathed, Great Indian, Oriental Pied and the endangered Rufous-necked.
    • It is also home to the Nyishi community. 
  • Achievement: Pakke Tiger Reserve has won the India Biodiversity Award 2016 for the Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme in the “Conservation of threatened species” category.

Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival

About Hornbill (Bucerotidae)

  • Geographical Spread: Himalayan foothills, the Northeast and the Western Ghats, Tropical and subtropical Africa and Asia.
  • In India: India is home to nine species of hornbills and within India the northeastern region has the highest diversity of hornbill species.
  • Significance: Gardeners or farmers of the forest for their significant role in dispersing seeds.
  • State Bird: Great Hornbill is the state bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Threats: Illegal logging, forest clearance, hunting for meat and medicinal value of body parts.
  • Conservation Status:
    • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List: 40% of hornbills are Globally Threatened or Near Threatened with extinction, with all other species listed as Least Concern
      • The Great hornbill is vulnerable.
    • Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I
    • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Appendix I
Also Read: Tiger Reserves In India

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