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The Bali myna is critically endangered, and the wild population has been close to extinction since at least 1994. As of 2015, less than 100 adults are assumed to exist in the wild, with about 1,000 believed to survive in captivity. The Bali myna is listed in Appendix I of CITES. Trade even in captive-bred specimens is strictly regulated and the ...
West Bali National Park (Indonesian: Taman Nasional Bali Barat) is a national park located in Buleleng Regency and Jembrana Regency, on the west point of Bali, Indonesia. The park covers around 190 square kilometres (73 sq mi), some 82% of which is on land and the remainder at sea. [3] This is approximately 3% of Bali's total land area.
The Bali myna, which is critically endangered and nearly extinct in the wild, is highly distinctive. Some mynas are considered talking birds , for their ability to reproduce sounds, including human speech, when in captivity.
Bali myna in the cage Paradisaea apoda in the bird park. Bali Bird Park (Indonesian: Taman Burung Bali) is a tourist attraction in Bali, Indonesia. It is located at the Gianyar Regency and has an area of 2,000 square metres (0.49 acres). The park houses more than 1,300 birds representing more than 250 species in an enclosed aviary.
Songs of the Forest features vulnerable, threatened and endangered songbirds (among other species) of Southeast Asia, such as the straw-headed bulbul, Bali myna and the fairy bluebird. [14] The exhibit shines a spotlight on the global black market trade of endangered birds, an issue which requires urgent attention. Species of interest are:
Bali myna; Banggai crow; Bastard sturgeon; Bengal florican; Black crested gibbon; Black-hooded coucal; Blue-crowned laughingthrush; Boano monarch; Bonin flying fox; Bornean orangutan; Bugun liocichla; Burmese star tortoise
500 birds from 135 species were housed in this aviary. The aviary housed and had successfully bred many endangered birds, such as the Bali myna, black-winged starling, Edwards's pheasant, Malayan peacock-pheasant, Mindanao bleeding-heart, Santa Cruz ground dove and straw-headed bulbul. [18] Heliconia Walk
They also threaten indigenous and endemic species, with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listing many as critically endangered, such as the Bali myna, [117] Sumatran orangutan, [118] and Javan rhinoceros. [119] Environmental degradation has prompted some academics to label these activities as ecocide. [120] [121] [122]