Dangerous journeys: Hunting pushes migratory birds to the brink

Hunting is a nearer-term threat to migratory birds than climate change, habitat loss: Researchers

Lesser sand plovers, which are arctic migratory shorebirds, are among species that have made Singapore's Sungei Buloh a globally important wetland on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway migratory corridor.
Lesser sand plovers, which are arctic migratory shorebirds, are among species that have made Singapore's Sungei Buloh a globally important wetland on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway migratory corridor. PHOTO: NATIONAL PARKS BOARD
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Moreover, earlier work on bird hunting had focused on poaching for the pet bird trade.

"Hunting of birds for food and the food trade is anecdotally known, but has been going on for a long time in the background, with very little work to look into it," Dr Yong said.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 09, 2020, with the headline Dangerous journeys: Hunting pushes migratory birds to the brink. Subscribe