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“From seven hornbill species threatened in 2004, we now have nine,” Berhel Doria of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) wildlife Skip to content OCTOBER 27, 2022 ...
Hundreds of parts from the endangered helmeted hornbill have appeared on Thai-language Facebook groups, a new report claims. A six-month survey conducted by TRAFFIC, the Wildlife Trade Monitoring ...
Due to climate change and habitat loss, over 500 bird species are at risk of extinction within 100 years. The study highlights the unprecedented scale of potential avian extinction.
While many of the other 30 species of Asian hornbills are distinguished by bright-yellow, orange, or white head feathers and beaks, the helmeted hornbill is less showy, with a bare, wrinkled neck ...
The upper part of the bill, also known as a casque, is solid, unlike the hollow casques of other hornbill species. Its price on the illegal market is higher than that of elephant ivory.
New research reveals how the surprising internal anatomy of the helmeted hornbill’s casque allows it to withstand damage during aerial jousting battles with rivals. Researchers hope that this ...
Twenty-one Asian and New Guinean hornbill species are listed on the IUCN Red List as threatened with extinction. Deforestation and habitat degradation devastate hornbill populations, ...
Kune, a southern ground hornbill that hatched three months ago, rested on a branch that it shares with a sibling Mosi, 4, and the family group at the Dallas Zoo, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 ...
Of the 54 hornbill species, the Southern Ground Hornbills are one of two carnivorous species. They spend most of their time on the ground and prey on rodents, snakes, lizards, frogs, bird eggs ...
A striking bird with monochrome plumage and a formidable "beak", the helmeted hornbill is being hunted to extinction, one of the latest victims of a thriving global trade in exotic wildlife. For ...
Traders will pay villagers 5,000-6,000 baht ($165-$200) for a hornbill head, Preeda said he was told. Prices are double or triple that in cities and increase exponentially when sold overseas.
(Updated 1:00 pm, 8 April 2013) Of the 600 species of birds found in the Philippines, two hornbill species are in the critically endangered category of the International Union for Conservation of ...