Around the region, forests are falling silent. Where did all the birdsong go?

Join Dr Jessica Lee, Head of Avian Species Programmes & Partnerships at Mandai Nature, and Xie Renhui, Director of Wildlife Trade at NParks, as they dive into the intricacies of the illegal songbird trade, unpacking its main drivers and impacts on both songbird and human populations in the region. 

Jessica and Renhui touch on strategies that Mandai Nature and NParks have adopted to combat the illegal songbird trade, and share about their experiences putting forward a proposal to ban the commercial trade of the Straw-headed Bulbul at the 19th CITES Conference of Parties. 

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Find the transcript for this episode ⁠here⁠.

Mentioned in the episode: 

• Learn more about CITES ⁠here⁠.

• More on the CITES Appendices ⁠here⁠. 

• More on the IUCN SSC Asian Songbird Trade Specialist Group ⁠here⁠ and ⁠here⁠.

• ⁠IUCN Red List for birds⁠

Renhui’s recommendation:

• ⁠In Pursuit of Tackling Illegal Wildlife Trade: Singapore