Wildlife trade, captive breeding and the imminent extinction of a songbird

The illegal cage bird trade is increasingly recognised as a major impediment to the survival of a large number of songbirds. Indeed some bird species are now more common in captive private hands than they are in the wild. This includes the black-winged mynas (Acridotheres melanopterus, A. tricolor a...

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Main Authors: Vincent Nijman, Abdullah Langgeng, Hélène Birot, Muhammad Ali Imron, K.A.I. Nekaris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418301471