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To follow up on dire need for songbird field conservation research such as rapid population assessments and monitoring’s as well as assisting with the population management, studbook and records keeping within the Prigen centre. The Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark have recently taken onboard, as an enthusiastic Scientific Assistant Febry Riyad Hendiyanto who joins the team […]

A new study by Ben Mirin and Holger Klinck from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology published this week  in the open access journal Global Ecology and Conservation looked at the scientific research published worldwide on the subject of bird singing competitions and songbird trade over the past 30 years. In their review they found a […]

A new animated music video presented by the Indonesian company RUSAnimation created by Indonesian graphic and animation students and featuring Indonesian music artists provides a powerful yet realistic image of the Asian Songbird Crisis and thereby sets a very direct tone for the in-region environmental education on the subject.

Our colleagues from the Cikananga Conservation Breeding Centre are proud to announce that the Arfah Memorial Fund is now open for applications, until 25 September 2021. The aim and purpose of the Arfah Nasution Memorial Fund is to provide opportunity for young Indonesian women working in conservation to apply for financial support for travel and […]

The IUCN SSC Asian Songbird Trade Specialist Group (ASTSG) published a brief report outlining its work scope and achievements since its inception in 2017 and future plans for the tackling of the Asian Songbird Crisis. The report provides updates on the songbird conservation efforts led by the ASTSG’s members between 2017 and 2020, under the […]

Text by Loretta Shepherd, Monitor Conservation Research Society New study highlights the emerging trend of trade in Grey-backed Myna sold online as ‘Baluran locals’- indicating ongoing and potential future poaching in Indonesia’s Baluran National Park (BNP). Located in East Java, BNP is the most significant stronghold of the entire Black-winged Myna complex and is one […]

Mirabelle Arts, supported by the EAZA Silent Forest Group on scientific back-ground of the narrative, and with financial support from the Arts Council England and UNIT 15, have developed the , a circus theatre piece inspired by and aimed at raising awareness of the Asian Songbird Crisis. Each artist represents an endangered songbird species, with […]

Text by Chris R. Shepherd, Executive Director, Monitor Conservation Research Society. Monitor Conservation Research Society and the EAZA Silent Forest Group have joined forces to create the Monitor Songbird Lab; a joint effort to increase evidence-based research outputs on songbird trade and its effects on biodiversity. Amongst its work is the development of the world’s […]

Check out the new progress report of Ecosystem Impact on the conservation breeding efforts of the near-extinct Simeulue and Babi Shamas. It is a joint effort led by Ecosystem Impact and currently supported by ASTSG, the Avian Evolution Lab of NUS, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Marlow Birdpark as well as the EAZA’s Silent Forest Group.

Text by Bertie Ferns, Conservation Breeding Manager, Cikananga Conservation Breeding Centre I hope this e-mail finds you well and in good spirits. We are pleased to bring you edition #20 of the CCBC newsletter providing you with news on our activities from the past couple of months. Despite the challenges of this year we are […]