Negros bird babblers’ conservation pushed

The government has pressed for the conservation of endangered “Zosteropidae” bird babblers at the Mount Kanlaon Natural Park on Negros Island for biodiversity preservation in support of the rural economy’s sustainable development.

The babblers are threatened by bird hunting, illegal cutting of trees for timber, firewood and charcoal production, human-induced air pollution,and conversion of forests to agricultural commodities, according to the Sylvatrop Journal of the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB).