Dec 10, 2016, 5:00 am SGT
Plunge in numbers worldwide but
songbird now classified as endangered thrives here
Singapore is one of the remaining
havens for a rare songbird now classified as endangered worldwide, according to
wildlife experts.
There are only an estimated 600
to 1,700 straw-headed bulbuls left in the wild. Singapore is thought to have at
least 200 - and counting.
The bird's conservation status
was raised from "vulnerable" to "endangered" on the latest
edition of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List,
released on Thursday.
Illegal wildlife trade has caused
several species to move up to higher threat categories.
"There is now evidence that
unsustainable levels of capture for the cagebird trade, largely centred on
Java, are driving the deteriorating status of many species," said IUCN .
But in Singapore, the
straw-headed bulbul seems to be doing better.
Creatures under threat in
Singapore
Singapore is home to over 200
species of animals considered globally threatened, according to the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
No comments:
Post a Comment