领养一个鸟窝？Adopt a Nest?

犯法打猎者变成保护者A former poacher turned protector

怎么保护犀鸟？保护它们的窝。怎么保护它们的窝呢？要领养它们的窝！泰国犀鸟研究基金会的Pilai Poonswand博士创设了的养窝犀鸟领项目就是这样做。从1998年开始，项目给原来犯法打猎者和其他的本地人一些基金，领养一个犀鸟窝，保护那个窝。因为这些领养者有收入，有机会用他们的森林知识，也有保护生态的骄傲，还有理解到犀鸟对生态系统的重要性，这个项目非常成功。有很大的肯能，如果在西大明山有这种做法，也会成功。

 看一下欧克兰动物园和西雅图的林地园动物园怎么支持领养犀鸟窝项目。

How can we protect hornbills? By protecting their nests. How can we protect their nests? By adopting them! The Hornbill Nest Adoption Project, set up by Dr. Pilai Poonswand at Thailand's Hornbill Research Foundation, does just that. Founded in 1998, the project pays for former poachers, hunters, and other local people to adopt a nest, watch it, and protect it. The combination of financial incentive, chance for local people to utilize their forest expertise, personal pride in protecting the forest, and awareness of the hornbills importance to those ecosystems has made the project a huge success. Maybe this strategy could work for Xidamingshan too.

Check out how the Oakland Zoo and Woodland Park Zoo help support the Hornbill Nest Adoption Project.