Asia’s Birds Under Threat

Massive pressure on diversity

By: Gregory McCann

With Great and Wreathed Hornbills swooshing across the rooftops of Phnom Penh, with Oriental Pied Hornbills so common in Singapore they can be hand-fed on city streets and balconies and with Thailand giving the Helmeted Hornbill Rhinoplax vigil a major protection boost as they are now considered a ‘Reserved Wild Animal’ that comes with…