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ITANAGAR: Several numbers of critically endangered Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis) have been spotted in Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary (DEWS) in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The faunal species was spotted during a survey conducted recently, wildlife officials said.
As per the survey conducted by the Bombay Natural History Society and London-based ZSL EDGE and Segre Foundation, there are around 100 Bengal floricans in the sanctuary, with approximately equal numbers of males and females, Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife) Tasang Taga informed. The Bengal florican is one of the most threatened bird species, and is included in the IUCN Red list of threatened species. Ornithologists say that the species is found only in DEWS in the entire Northeast. Taga informed that efforts are being made to 'protect the species and increase its population in the natural vegetation.' The wildlife department had recently conducted an essay writing competition for students on conservation of Bengal Floricans in Arunachal.
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