they are plump and are hunted for food in parts of northeastern India as well as in eastern Africa.In 2012, mass trapping and capture of migrating Amur falcons at Pangti village in Nagaland (India) was reported in the media and a successful campaign was begun to prevent their killing. As part of this campaign, three birds were fitted with 5 gm satellite transmitters that allowed them to be tracked during their migration.

A study into the drivers that helped turn Amur falcon hunters into protectors at Pangti,