Conservation Efforts. The Helmeted Hornbill is unique in having a solid bill casque which can be carved and is frequently referred to as “hornbill ivory”. The Helmeted Hornbill (HH) EWCL team identified multiple ways in which our team could measurably contribute to the conservation needs of the species. Then in 2017, close to 30 organisations and governments attended a workshop. Then in 2017, close to 30 organisations and governments attended a workshop. The event was organised by the working group, ASAP, Hornbill Research Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Society and Birdlife International, with support from WRS and the Sarawak Forestry Corporation. reversing devastating poaching. Check out Rohan Chakravarty’s cartoon series for the Critically Endangered Helmeted Hornbill by clicking on the post above.
The Helmeted Hornbill faces a conservation crisis that requires an urgent response. The Helmeted Hornbill Rhinoplax vigil is an iconic member of the hornbill family, once found throughout Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei, but now devastated by poaching for its ivory casque.
Action for the Wild began supporting the Hornbill Research Foundation in 2002.
Kuching, Malaysia, 16th May 2017—An updated trade hotspot map by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), and TRAFFIC reinforces the position of China and Indonesia as the world’s most important countries involved in the illegal trade in Helmeted Hornbill Rhinoplax vigil parts and products. Besides deforestation, their life is threatened by poaching & illegal wildlife trade. 1 click on the title of the post . The Helmeted Hornbill Working Group is an organisation which works very hard to help protect the species and are in the midst of producing a 10 year plan which is aiming to increase Helmeted Hornbill populations. Indonesia Hornbill Conservation Society, Titian Foundation and Wildlife Conservation Society – Indonesia Program. Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary is a regenerating forest and the population of critically endangered helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) and near threatened rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) are declining based on monthly river surveys conducted by HUTAN.
To download the First issue of the Hornbill Natural History & Conservation (HNHC) Vol. Status and conservation The rhinoceros hornbill faces a number of threats, including loss of its rainforest habitat, as well as hunting for its meat, and its skull and feathers. A Helmeted Hornbill Working Group (HHWG) was also created under the IUCN Species Survival Commission.
A conservation planning workshop bringing together a multi-stakeholder group consisting of government agencies, non-government organisations, academia, field experts, donors and a zoological institution was held in Sarawak, Malaysia in May 2017 to construct such a response. Presentation delivered at the 6th International Hornbill Conference, April 24-26 2013, Manila, Philippines. The Helmeted Hornbill Working Group was also established.
Every year, we adopt family groups of hornbills to assist with their study and protection in three main sites in Thailand.