A captive Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus, popular in Asian areas © TRAFFIC
hunted due to their track
Asian songbirds reach crisis point. Interest in a wide selection of songbirds throughout Southeast Asia has led to a madness of illegal trapping and trade that is unsustainable supply interest in them as caged birds.
The incessant trapping of redtube songbirds is causing woodlands that have been when filled up with track to slowly develop quiet. It has driven some types just like the Straw-headed Bulbul to extinction that is local. In nations including Indonesia, Viet Nam and Singapore they’ve been bought and entered into performing competitions. Some types of songbirds for instance the White-rumped Shama fetch an increased cost if sourced through the crazy. Our company is using conservationists, local governments and campaigners to prevent the unmitigated plunder of those valuable animals.
over 70,000
wild birds were recently seen in trade across SE bird that is asian
wild wild birds had been discovered accessible in stores in Singapore more than a four survey day
of bird types discovered easily obtainable in Viet Nam are not susceptible to any trade settings
Java Sparrow
are very nearly extinct in the open as a result of over-trapping and unlawful trade
all current crazy folks are due to reintroduction after capture that is decimating trade
Prohibited trapping of wild wild wild birds is bringing silence to nearly all Asia’s rainforests. It’s nevertheless perhaps perhaps not far too late to truly save the song that is last but we must work fast
Serene Chng, Programme Officer – Pets and Fashion
hope is based on collaboration
The songbird trade preservation problem is highly complicated. a co-ordinated work by conservationists across various areas is needed to tackle plummeting crazy populace figures.
Our company is active individuals plus one associated with catalysts associated with the IUCN/SSC Asian Songbird Trade Specialist that is newly-formed Group. It is attempting to produce synergies by combining a selection of professionals to locate approaches to reverse the threats that are growing songbirds and increase the preservation status of all types involved. The preservation action we are taking part in contains in situ research into crazy populations and associated genetic research, trade monitoring and legal security, ex situ conservation breeding programmes, and helping raise understanding and develop community engagement initiatives.
Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivora © Jonathan Leung / CC Generic 2.0
Conservation Strategy for Southeast Asian Songbirds in Trade
Professionals from wildlife preservation and research organisations, including TRAFFIC, developed a method to safeguard the region’s songbirds in the very very very first Asian Songbird Trade Crisis Summit in 2015. This document, alongside an in depth action plan, guide the IUCN/SSC Songbird that is asian Trade Group inside their conservation efforts.
everything we’re doing to save Asian songbirds
trade monitoring and analysis
Even though interest in songbirds is longstanding, it absolutely was our trade monitoring work that shone a limelight regarding the sheer scale of this bird trade and catalysed more preservation actions.
An instant but comprehensive stock of Jakarta’s notorious bird areas in June 2014 uncovered over 19,000 wild wild birds on the market over 3 days. This alarming volume spurred us and our lovers into organising the initial Southeast Asian Songbird Trade Crisis Summit in September 2015. Ever since then, we now have carried out more studies, uncovering the scale for the bird trade across Southeast Asia and increasing the profile of the problem with governments, other conservation organisations, and customer teams. Our research is assisting to help the Summits, the IUCN/SSC Asian Songbird Trade professional Group as well as the Conservation Strategy, IUCN Red List™ status updates, reviews of nationwide species that is protected, and preservation actions by other people.
Black-winged Myna Acridotheres melanopterus © Doug Jansonjj / CC Generic 2.0
Asian Songbird Crisis Summits
The inaugural Asian Songbird Crisis Summit happened in Singapore in October 2015 to deal with the quickly escalating hazard to wild songbird populations in Asia. Yearly conferences have actually since been held to keep energy therefore the force on Asian governments to turn off unlawful and unsustainable trade.
28 concern types greatly influenced by the crisis have already been identified for urgent security, while having been the main focus of efforts to reverse razor-sharp decreases in the crazy. Actions are now being been taken by NGOs, governments, academics, zoological organizations, and general public understanding organisations, and now have included approaches such as training, customer outreach, increased enforcement and strengthened regulation.
Oriental White-eyes Zosterops palpebrosus prepared for purchase © TRAFFIC
Silent Forest initiative
TRAFFIC therefore the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA) will work together to reverse the crisis facing Asian Songbirds. In February 2018, we finalized an MoU with EAZA to intensify our collaboration, in specific when it comes to their Silent woodland campaign.
Silent Forest is trying to increase understanding inside the average man or woman and zoos, fundraise for preservation efforts attempting to avoid extinctions and offer knowledge, mentorship and manpower to guide and initiate preservation breeding programs and associated ex-situ research tasks. In 2018, EAZA and the Silent Forest campaign partners released a position statement on songbird trafficking april.
Javan Green Magpie, caught away from the wild – its future survival will depend on captive breeding programmes © Chester Zoo