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High Life: The Birds of Neora Valley National Park
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High Life: The Birds of Neora Valley National Park

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Bugun and a Forest of Hope

In the dense forests of western Arunachal Pradesh, lives a rare, critically endangered bird that brought a community and its forests together. Meet the Bugun liocichla and the people that help secure its home
Directed by Shaleena Phinya and Sumit Sisodiya
A Roundglass Sustain film
 Updated   Jul 25, 2025

Directed by Shaleena Phinya and Sumit Sisodiya A Roundglass Sustain film

Updated   Jul 25, 2025
5 min watch
In the dense forests of western Arunachal Pradesh, lives a rare, critically endangered bird that brought a community and its forests together. Meet the Bugun liocichla and the people that help secure its home
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About the Authors

Shaleena Phinya

Shaleena Phinya

is the first girl from the Bugun community to join the 10-member forest patrolling team in Singching Bugun Village Community Reserve (SBVCR). She was selected as a Green hub Fellow in 2018.
Sumit Sisodiya

Sumit Sisodiya

is a documentary filmmaker and works with Green Hub as a mentor. Some of the award-winning films he has been part of are 'Turtle Diaries' and 'Searching for Gold Spot: The Wild After Wildfire'.

Published Apr 24, 2020

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