IMPHAL — In a bid to protect and provide support to migratory Amur falcon birds, Manipur’s Tamenglong district authorities imposed a total ban on hunting, catching, killing and selling of the seasonal winged guests by anyone in the district and nearby surrounding areas, officials said on Wednesday. The district authority also asked the concerned people to deposit their air guns to the village authorities immediately. These majestic birds (Falco Amurensis), locally known as ‘Kahuaipuina’, embark on an incredible long-distance journey, travelling up to 22,000 km in a single year, all the way from eastern Asia to South Africa and back during early autumn. Tamenglong’s District Magistrate L. Angshim Dangshawa in an order said that the migratory bird usually arrives in many parts of Tamenglong district and bordering areas from the first to the second week of October and is likely to roost till the end of November. “As this period (October-November) is considered crucial in the life cycle of Amur Falcons, I, the District Magistrate, Tamenglong hereby order a ban on all the air guns in the district and that they should be deposited with the respective Village Authorities Office,”  Dangshawa’s order said. Dangshawa, a senior IAS officer, in his...