PSA: We Need To Save The Bali Myna

PSA: we need to save the bali myna

today i got really mad out of nowhere about this and decided that if nobody is going to talk about these birds and their conservation, i will. the bali myna is a small bird found only in bali. they are critically endangered -  fewer than 100 adults exist in the wild. (and there’s around 1000 in captivity) the biggest threat towards the bali myna is likely its demand in the captive bird trade - they can fetch extremely high prices on the black market.’

plus, they look like this

so how can you help?

donate to bali safari marine park - currently maintaining a captive gene pool of bali mynas + boosting their population

donate to begawan foundation -  breeding and releasing bali mynas, and educating local communities on these birds

educate others on responsible pet purchases + avoid feeding into the pet trade that endangers so many beautiful species.

Kaloo, Kalay! Earl Conversational Sprites hastily put together for his Birthday Ask Session, which was on June 1st! Thank you to everyone that wished him a happy birthday and visited with him on his special day <:o)

I think Tumblr needs to see Christa Deguchi, the judoka representing Team Canada in the Women's 57kg category who won the nation's first gold in the sport at Paris 2024

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