article thumbnail

Vietnam Getting into Swift Nest Business

10,000 Birds

Already a $200 million a year industry largely concentrated in Malaysia and Thailand, the farming of swifts is now being ramped up in Vietnam. While eating the nests of swifts is nothing new, the large-scale production of these nests is.

Vietnam 183
article thumbnail

Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

10,000 Birds

now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. 4 Vietnam (8.3 % – 826 sp. / 1 en), Malaysia (781 sp / 19 en) (all 7.1 %). Malaysia, Rwanda and Ecuador top my wish list. 801-1000 sp. – 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China. 7 Guatemala (764 sp. /

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Singapore a Transit Hub for Trafficking

Critter News

Vietnam, Malaysia.) Seems like every other month I post an article about some SE Asian country being a " hub" for wildlife trafficking (eg. How many more are there?

article thumbnail

“The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia”

10,000 Birds

This guide describes the 125 best birding sites for both common and rare species, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (officially Lao PDR), Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste. Whatever was omitted or incorrect in the first is fixed in the second.

Asia 219