US EditionHong Kong scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos
Nest boxes mimic natural hollows to boost breeding and juvenile survival of yellow-crested cockatoos, which number only 1,200 to 2,000 globally, researchers say.
- Fewer than 2,000 endangered yellow-crested cockatoos remain in the world, with about one-tenth found in Hong Kong, one of the "largest cohesive remaining wild populations" globally.
- The cockatoos' numbers have stagnated due to habitat loss from typhoon damage and government pruning, with far fewer juveniles than when monitoring began almost ten years ago.
- A "black market" for the rare birds may exist, with a one-year-old bird being sold for HK$56,000 and a two-month-old chick for HK$14,000 , despite trading wild-caught yellow-crested cockatoos being illegal since 2005.
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Scientist puts hope in nest boxes to save endangered cockatoos
HONG KONG — Above the teeming shopping streets of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay district, a fight to save one of the world's most endangered species is unfolding high in the branches of a decades-old cotton tree.
·Bangkok, Thailand
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HK Scientist Puts Hope In Nest Boxes To Save Endangered Cockatoos
Above the teeming shopping streets of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay district, a fight to save one of the world's most endangered species is unfolding high in the branches of a decades-old cotton tree.
·New York, United States
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