Threatened in their Home
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Lax control, prevalence of hunting plus illegal logging are causing Sulawesi’s endemic fauna at the Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park to decrease in number. They are even on the brink of extinction. The entry of major mining companies might worsen the situation.
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THE husky sound was audible. On a towering big tree the two birds were billing and cooing. The beak of one of the birds was pecking at the branch, trying to find something while the other one was flapping its wings. Soon the two birds flew low, moving to another tree, not far away. Afterward they disappeared from sight.
The two birds were Sulawesi’s white-tailed hornbills (Aceros cassidix). That afternoon four weeks ago at the Bogani Nani Wart
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