Legal and Illegal Songbird Trade in Lombok, Indonesia
A recent study carried out by Monitor Conservation Research Society which is a research-partner of the Silent Forest Group shows that Indonesia’s large-scale bird trade spans beyond the country’s main islands and highlights the illegality of most of the observed trade. Carried out in the city of Mataram, on the island of Lombok in West […]
Conservation breeding and the most threatened (song)birds in Asia—ten years on
An article by Silent Forest Group members Nigel Collar and Roland Wirth in the magazine of the Oriental Bird Club “BirdingAsia” is fresh off the press. The current article 2022 Collar Wirth Conservation breeding for Asian songbirds is focussed on the Asian Songbird Crisis provides a great overview on the current progress with a special […]
“It is more difficult to find a Shama than a Orangutan in Borneo”
Check out the Radio Interview with our colleague Serene Chng from TRAFFIC talking in detail about the Asian Songbird Crisis on BFM 89.9. Serene Chng is a wildlife trade researcher and a program officer with TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia. Her work involves recording wildlife traded in many of the region’s most notorious markets, and she […]
The expanse of domestic bird markets in Indonesia – the case of Makassar in Sulawesi
Bird trade study in Sulawesi shows extent of Indonesia’s domestic bird markets and highlights the need for strengthened law enforcement Text by Boyd Leupen, Monitor Conservation Research Society A recent study published by members of the Monitor Songbird Lab has found large numbers of illegally traded birds during market surveys on the island of Sulawesi, […]
CBCC publishes annual report
The Cikananga Conservation Breeding Centre (CCBC) annual report for the year 2021 reflects the varying levels of restrictions in reponse to the corona virus affecting all society in Indonesia. Not least with the large undertaking of vaccinating the population. The CCBC team thankfully stayed healthy during this period but have still been impacted by the […]
New to science and already threatened by trade
The much-anticipated formal description of two new songbird species which are endemic to South Borneo is now out. Here a species of white-eye and jungle-Flycatcher is described as new to science. Both species were first discovered during an expedition in the karst Meratus Mountain range in 2016 when searching for the enigmatic Black-browed Babbler which […]
Breeding Facilities Project Complete! As of October 2021, the Silent Forest co-funded project at Cikananga Conservation Breeding Center (CCBC) is complete! This project involved expanding the center blueprint to allow for the building of over 50 high quality aviaries. These new facilities will be dedicated to the current and future conservation breeding programmes at CCBC […]
Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark take new scientific employee onboard
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 […]
Global literature review on “bird singing contests” suggest conservation needs and opportunities
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 […]
Powerful animated music video sets a stronger tone
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.