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Assam’s Jatinga Sheds 'Birds’ Suicide Site' Tag But Faces Other Challenges

Decreasing humidity and rainfall coupled with biotic pressures from human expansion are reducing the number of birds

Haflong: As the winter approaches, protection efforts have been stepped up at Jatinga that has become infamous as a mysterious 'bird suicide' site along with the nearby Daihing village as they witness the annual influx of avian visitors.

These two, along with the other parts of Assam's Dima Hasao district are known to come alive to the chirping of migratory birds that arrive every winter from September to November.

The annual influx now symbolizes a success story in conservation for Jatinga that has been long infamous for the mysterious 'bird suicide' phenomenon. Wh

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