News Forum - Bird breeders tweet plea to un-list the red-whiskered bulbul

[Thaiger]

Thailand‘s red-whiskered bulbul breeders’ association launched an appeal to the government, seeking to remove the bird from its list of protected species. The association argues that the breeding industry previously generated a substantial income for the economy, amounting to a billion baht. Suratep Boonyavatvanit, president of the association, highlighted that half a decade ago, there … …

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[Fanta]

The article doesn’t state the reason the birds were initially listed as a protected species so asking for them to be delisted because they are worth a lot of money seems to be selfish.