新加坡犀鸟成功 Singapore's Hornbill Success

photo by Marc G, BESG web

新加坡是一个亚洲最大最发达的城市。为了经济发展和城市扩大，很多新加坡的大自然被受害了。小鸟和小动物越来越少，有一些种类灭绝了，冠斑犀鸟就是一种。过了很多年的环保工作，现在有一些以前灭绝的动物有回来了。最近10年冠斑犀鸟的数量慢慢地恢复了。应为Marc Cremades 和 Prof Ng Soon Chye 的“鸟巢箱”和他人努力的工作冠斑犀鸟越来越多，在新加坡的某些地方可以经常看到。这片报告(英文)包括新加坡BEGS(鸟类学习团)会员拍到的城里的冠斑犀鸟。在新加坡那么大的城市可以生存的话，在西大明山，有人认真保护冠斑犀鸟，它们的数量肯定可以升高。

Singapore is one of the largest most prosperous cities in Asia. Over the years, the city grew and developed at the expense of nature. Many species of birds and animals, like the Oriental Pied Hornbill, that were once common, disappeared. Now, however, after years of conservation work, some of those once lost species are returning.  Over the last ten years, Oriental Pied Hornbills in Singapore have made a slow but steady recovery. With the help of the Nestbox Program started by Marc Cremades and through the tireless efforts of Prof Ng Soon Chye, among others, Oriental Pied Hornbills are becoming more and more common in parts of Singapore. This report from the Bird Ecology Study Group in Singapore includes great photos of some semi-urban hornbills. If hornbills can come back so strongly in a place like Singapore, imagine, with the right policies and support, imagine what could happen around Xidamingshan.