7. Harvesting of Tropical Birds

  1. Navjot S. Sodhi1,
  2. Çağan H. Şekercioğlu2,
  3. Jos Barlow3,
  4. Scott K. Robinson4

Published Online: 23 MAR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444342611.ch7

Book Title

Conservation of Tropical Birds

Conservation of Tropical Birds

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How to Cite

Sodhi, N. S., Şekercioğlu, Ç. H., Barlow, J. and Robinson, S. K. (2011) Harvesting of Tropical Birds, in Conservation of Tropical Birds, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444342611.ch7

Author Information

  1. 1

    National University of Singapore

  2. 2

    Stanford University, USA

  3. 3

    Lancaster University, UK

  4. 4

    University of Florida, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 23 MAR 2011
  2. Published Print: 8 APR 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781444334821

Online ISBN: 9781444342611

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Keywords:

  • tropical bird harvesting - utilization of tropical birds by humans;
  • effects of harvesting on tropical birds - and sustainable harvesting;
  • volume of bird extraction;
  • traded birds, kept in overcrowded and inhumane conditions - raising fears of increased harvesting pressure on wild bird populations;
  • high volume of trade of tropical birds - epitomized by Southeast Asia;
  • major exporting and importing region/countries of CITES - listing Southeast Asian birds;
  • hornbill populations, susceptible to unsustainable extraction - of low reproductive output;
  • utilization of birds - reasons, why birds are captured, or hunted by humans;
  • hunting, altering bird behavior - Tanzania, local people hunting birds, and Ostrichs (Struthio camelus), for their products;
  • ways to increase productivity - of parrot populations

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • The volume of bird extraction

  • Utilization of birds

  • Effects of harvesting on birds

  • Sustainable harvesting

  • Curtailing the bird harvesting and trade

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