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Straw-Headed Bulbul Pycnonotus Zeylanicus: Legal Protection and Enforcement Action in Malaysia CHRIS R 92 BirdingASIA 19 (2013): 92–94 SPECIAL REPORT Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus: legal protection and enforcement action in Malaysia CHRIS R. SHEPHERD, LORETTA ANN SHEPHERD & KAITLYN-ELIZABETH FOLEY The bulbuls are one of the bird families most islands of Java and Sumatra. As recently as two threatened by the bird trade, with the Straw-headed decades ago it was considered to be widespread Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus being the most sought and common across much of its range, but today it after (Nash 1993, Shepherd 2006, BirdLife is thought to be extinct in Thailand, and its status International 2013)—its rich, melodious song in Myanmar and Brunei is not known. In Indonesia makes it extremely popular in songbird it was extirpated from Java by the middle of the competitions and to hobbyists, which has resulted twentieth century (van Balen 1999), quite possibly in intense trapping for both the domestic and the it is now extirpated from Sumatra (N. Brickle in international trades (BirdLife International 2001, litt. 2007) and surviving only in remote parts of 2013, Shepherd et al. 2004, Jepson & Ladle 2005). Kalimantan (Meijaard et al. 2005, BirdLife Whilst habitat loss has played a subsidiary role in International 2013). Remaining populations in the demise of this species, demand from the trade Malaysia and Singapore are under severe threat has decimated the Straw-headed Bulbul throughout from poaching for the trade, and are thought to be much of its range (Shepherd 2006, BirdLife in serious decline. International 2013). The Straw-headed Bulbul is primarily found at The species was formerly native to southern low elevations in scrub and woodland, including Myanmar and southern Thailand, Peninsular secondary and disturbed forests, and occurs most Malaysia and Singapore, the island of Borneo often near rivers and other open water bodies (except the southern part of Kalimantan), and the (Fishpool & Tobias 2005). Loss of habitat, especially Plate 1. Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus, Singapore, January 2008. INGO WASCHKIES BirdingAsia19.p65 92 7/5/2013, 9:38 AM BirdingASIA 19 (2013) 93 the destruction of lowland forest along rivers, has neighbouring Singapore and Thailand. During a undoubtedly contributed to its rapid decline. spot check carried out by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia However, it is the popularity of its beautiful song, in 2010, 10 Straw-headed Bulbuls for sale in a shop rising value in the markets, and the lack of sufficient in Betong, Thailand, close to the Malaysian border, legal protection in parts of its range that is pushing were all said to have come from Peninsular this species towards extinction in the wild. Malaysia. Sources claim that this species is The Straw-headed Bulbul was first categorised frequently observed for sale in the Betong bird as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened shops. Although no recent surveys have been Species in 1994. Nash (1993) stated that the carried out on the cage-bird trade in Singapore, conservation of the Straw-headed Bulbul was of bird dealers and local bird enthusiasts alike claim immediate concern as capture for trade had already that occasionally Straw-headed Bulbuls are largely extirpated the species from Indonesia, where smuggled into the country from Peninsular there is the greatest demand, resulting in the need Malaysia. There is a natural wild population of the for constant imports for birds illegally captured in species in Singapore, but it is not known to what Malaysia. It was included in Appendix II of the extent it is threatened by trapping for trade. Bird Convention on International Trade in Endangered dealers in Singapore claimed to prefer Straw-headed Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at the Bulbuls from Malaysia, as they are thought to be 10th Conference of the Parties in September 1997. larger and sing the loudest. International trade in Appendix II-listed species is The greatest demand for, and threat to, the permitted when carried out in accordance with the Straw-headed Bulbul is from Indonesia; surveys rules of the Convention and only if not in violation and spot checks in the bird markets by TRAFFIC of national legislation. All states in the range of Southeast Asia in Medan, North Sumatra, and the Straw-headed Bulbul are party to CITES. Jakarta, Java, found this species to be frequently In Peninsular Malaysia, Straw-headed Bulbuls available (Shepherd et al. 2004, Shepherd 2006). are totally protected under the Wildlife Monthly surveys carried out in 2000 and 2001 in Conservation Act 2010, prohibiting the capture, Medan alone found 421 Straw-headed Bulbuls for trade and possession of the species. Prior to this sale (Shepherd 2006). Dealers in both cities claimed new legislation taking effect, the species was not that some of the birds had been captured in totally protected, and therefore individuals could Kalimantan and Sumatra, but birds from these apply for licences and permits from the authorities locations were becoming increasingly scarce. Also, to trade and keep this bird. The Department of increasingly birds were bred in captivity by Wildlife and National Parks Annual Report 2010 hobbyists, especially in Java. The dealers also shows a total of 874 Straw-headed Bulbuls kept in stated that an unquantified number of the birds captivity by individual licence-holders as permitted for sale had been smuggled into Indonesia from by the previous law. The species is protected in Malaysia, claiming the birds were from Peninsular the Malaysian Borneo state of Sabah, under the Malaysia and Sabah. Increased sourcing of birds Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997, and totally from Malaysia, due to population decline in protected in the Malaysian Borneo state of Sarawak, Indonesia, is not new and was highlighted by Nash under the Wild Life Protection Ordinance 1998. (1993). Unfortunately, very little seems to have Further, Malaysia also recently enacted its CITES- been done in response to those warnings and the implementing legislation, the International Trade situation since has only worsened —and the species in Endangered Species Act 2008, which covers the is still not provided with legal protection in import and export of CITES-listed species. Indonesia, and therefore unless culprits are detected Some legal export of Straw-headed Bulbuls from smuggling birds into the country at points of entry Malaysia was permitted in the past, but involved (in violation of CITES), legal action is virtually very few birds. According to the UNEP-WCMC impossible. CITES trade database Malaysia exported 15 live Straw-headed Bulbuls are rarely seen in bird wild-caught Straw-headed Bulbuls to Singapore in shops in Malaysia. A random survey of shops in 2000. The purpose stated on the export licence was Kuala Lumpur was carried out by TRAFFIC ‘commercial trade’. No other legal international Southeast Asia in April 2010; no Straw-headed trade has been recorded (http://www.unep- Bulbuls were found in the five shops assessed. In wcmc.org/cites-trade-database). 2011, a random check of five shops in Ipoh, Perak, Despite legal protection in Malaysia, illegal found four Straw-headed Bulbuls in one shop and capture and trade continues, with much of the in May 2012, three Straw-headed Bulbuls were seen demand coming from neighbouring countries. in a shop in Ipoh (A. Jeyarajasingam pers. comm. Illegally sourced Straw-headed Bulbuls are 2013). Although very few are openly displayed, occasionally available from bird dealers in there is an active ‘underground’ trade in this BirdingAsia19.p65 93 7/5/2013, 9:38 AM 94 Straw-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus zeylanicus: legal protection and enforcement action in Malaysia species—bird hobbyist forums, trading websites enforcement efforts, in order to serve as deterrents. and social networking sites facilitate the trade, but Protection of the Straw-headed Bulbul needs to be its extent and exact nature are unknown. improved and an analysis undertaken to assess Actions have been taken in Malaysia against whether the species meets the criteria for its transfer the illegal trade. In Peninsular Malaysia, the from CITES Appendix II to Appendix I. More Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) importantly, penalties for individuals found seized at least 42 Straw-headed Bulbuls between keeping, smuggling or trading the species illegally 2006 and 2011 (Table 1). It is highly likely that must be increased significantly if they are to be more were seized but unfortunately seizures have deterrents and ultimately reduce the trade. in the past sometimes not been reported to species Research to identify collection sites and trade level and very little information regarding the status routes as well as a trade forensic study is urgently of the cases is available in the public domain. needed. Neighbouring countries should be Straw-headed Bulbuls are often seized with other encouraged to increase their own enforcement species. There have been no seizures of the species efforts and Indonesia should provide the Straw- in Sarawak (Oswald Braken Tisen in litt. 4 February headed Bulbul with full legal protection. In 2013) and there is no information at the time of Malaysia, the public should not only avoid shops writing regarding seizures in Sabah. selling Straw-headed Bulbuls, but all incidents of trapping, trading and buying this species should Table 1. Seizures of Straw-headed Bulbuls in Peninsular be reported to the national Wildlife Crime Hotline Malaysia by sending a text message or calling 019 356 4194, Year Location Number or by Email to [email protected]. 2006 Malacca 21 2010 Kuala Lumpur 3 References 2010 Kuala Lumpur 2 van Balen, S. (1999) Birds on fragmented islands: persistence in the forests 2010 Kedah 1 of Java and Bali. Tropical Resource Management Papers No. 30. 2010 Kelantan 3 BirdLife International (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia. Cambridge UK: 2010 Malacca 11 BirdLife International. 2011 Pahang 1 BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Pycnonotus zeylanicus.
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