Which is called as ‘The farmers of the forest’?
[A] Parrots
[B] Peacocks
[C] Sparrows
[D] Hornbills
Hornbills
- Hornbills – are seed dispersers and rightly called ‘the farmers of the forest’
Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme
- Pakke Tiger Reserve – Tiger Reserve has won India Biodiversity Award 2016 in the category of ‘Conservation of threatened species’ for its Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme.
- Pakke is a haven for hornbills in North-east India, with four of the nine species – the Great Hornbill, the Wreathed Hornbill, the Oriental Pied Hornbill and the Rufous-necked Hornbill- found here.
- 2011- initiated the Hornbill Nest Adoption Program (HNAP) in partnership with the Ghora-Aabhe Society, a council of village elders and the Arunachal Forest Department. As of 2021, we have 11 Nyishi villagers from 10 villages who are engaged in finding, monitoring and protecting hornbill nests and roosts.
