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Treetop dwellers oTfhIenmdoonnessoiaonarfeorheosmt aentdo athcaecBiaalsiasvtaanrlninagh.s
I live on treetops, occasionally
coming down to the forest bed
to drink water. Our breeding
season is between October and
November. During this period,
we live in shrubs that often
catch fire during forest fires. In
the non-breeding season, we move
to the edge of savannah forests.
Did you Forest fires play a hmaabjiotartroolfethine the starling.
know? destruction of the Bali
The Bali starling is part of Bird caging
a European Endangered
Sold for two thousand dollars, I am a highly
Species Programme. valued cage-bird. In the illegal bird trade,
About seven hundred several of my friends and family have been
individuals of the species trapped and taken away by poachers. I also
have been bred in zoos. have to compete with the black-winged starling
Yet, it is feared that the for food and shelter.
bird might be extinct in
the wild!
Unsafe in protected areas Y REDENCDRIATNIGCEALL
Even though the government CR
created a Bali Barat National EN
VU
Park for us, illegal poachers
continue to hunt us down. The
Bali Starling Project was started
to ensure our safety and protect
our environment. Recently, a Bali
Recovery Plan was started to save
us from illegal trade. oTvheerB1a0lipBerarcaetnNt oaftiBoanlai’lsPtaortkalislasnpdreaardea.
Treetop dwellers oTfhIenmdoonnessoiaonarfeorheosmt aentdo athcaecBiaalsiasvtaanrlninagh.s
I live on treetops, occasionally
coming down to the forest bed
to drink water. Our breeding
season is between October and
November. During this period,
we live in shrubs that often
catch fire during forest fires. In
the non-breeding season, we move
to the edge of savannah forests.
Did you Forest fires play a hmaabjiotartroolfethine the starling.
know? destruction of the Bali
The Bali starling is part of Bird caging
a European Endangered
Sold for two thousand dollars, I am a highly
Species Programme. valued cage-bird. In the illegal bird trade,
About seven hundred several of my friends and family have been
individuals of the species trapped and taken away by poachers. I also
have been bred in zoos. have to compete with the black-winged starling
Yet, it is feared that the for food and shelter.
bird might be extinct in
the wild!
Unsafe in protected areas Y REDENCDRIATNIGCEALL
Even though the government CR
created a Bali Barat National EN
VU
Park for us, illegal poachers
continue to hunt us down. The
Bali Starling Project was started
to ensure our safety and protect
our environment. Recently, a Bali
Recovery Plan was started to save
us from illegal trade. oTvheerB1a0lipBerarcaetnNt oaftiBoanlai’lsPtaortkalislasnpdreaardea.
