The massacre was first documented on November 1, 2012, by Shashank Dalvi and Ramki Sreenivasan on the Indian online campaign site 'Conservation India' where they wrote that "a mind-boggling 120,000 to 140,000 birds are being slaughtered in Nagaland every year during their passage through the state."
La massacre va ser documentada per primera vegada el proppassat 1 de novembre per Shashank Dalvi i Sreenivasan Ramki al web de la campanya online "Conservation India" , on van descriure que "cada any se sacrifica l'esfereïdora xifra d'entre 120.000 i 140.000 ocells a l'estat de Nagaland durant el seu pas per la regió".