10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2024

Below is a quotation directly from this paper by the Monitor Conservation Research Society: “Trade data from the range countries of Thailand and Vietnam and from Indonesia and USA, both non-range countries, revealed 10,841 Black-throated Laughingthrushes in trade, across 762 visits to 51 markets between 1966 and 2019.

Burma 192

Burma India Birds Indonesia 192

4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 7, 2013

One of the male cubs is suffering from anemia and has developed a rare but benign skin condition that also occurs in both wild and domestic felines. Found only in the southern tip of Thailand and the Malay Peninsula, it’s estimated that only 500 Malayan tigers remain in the wild.

Tampa 100

Tampa Tigers Thailand Livestock 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2014

People who follow conservation may recall this range overlaps nicely with an area that has suffered a distressing amount of deforestation and general habitat loss in the last few years, and unfortunately this has had a dramatic effect on the species. Greater Adjutants are even rarer.

2013 172

2013 Birds Rhinoceros Thailand 172

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With a picture of the then-queen of Thailand on it, if I remember correctly. If not knowing this information any longer and thus suspecting you might be suffering from dementia, there are always some other animals around to facilitate assisted suicide.

Birds 210

Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 210

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

And here is the Collared Finchbill , who like me suffers from being less social than others. Fortunately, some Buddhist temples at least in Thailand have now spoken out against the practice ( source ). Which limits both its and my range expansion (though in my case, not having kids is an important additional factor).

Birds 190

Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Insofar as they relate to other bird families, they are perhaps closest to the thornbills, another family that is mostly Australian but reaches as far as Thailand and Fiji. They do need older trees, which host more lerps, and they can suffer due to some land use types.

Australia 171

Australia Fiji Hunters Family 171