In a joint operation, Assam Police and the forest department rescued 52 smuggled Indonesian birds and animals, including Black Lori birds, Red and Blue Lories, Babirusa Swine and Hornbills, from Hailakandi district along the Assam-Mizoram border.
One of the prominent tribes that have been instrumental in shaping this cultural landscape is the Nyishi Tribe, who is standing out as the vanguard of ecological conservation, with their community-driven 'Protect Hornbills Project'.