Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: DTE
Context: The Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) has begun in, Arunachal Pradesh, emphasizing the conservation of hornbills.
- The festival highlights the decline in hornbill numbers and urges collective efforts to protect these critically endangered birds.
- The festival declared a ‘state festival’ in 2019, is held near the Pakke Tiger Reserve, home to four hornbill species.
The Great Indian Hornbill is a bird family found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and Melanesia. It is the state bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh in India.
The Great Indian Hornbill is now considered “Vulnerable” due to high hunting pressure, habitat loss, and deforestation.
