A survey was carried out in West Kalimantan, to understand the general characteristics, attitude and motivations of contestants who participate in songbird competitions to better design targeted behavioural change campaigns using an educational approach that creates greater awareness about songbird protection in Indonesia.
Key points
- Most songbird contestants preferred to use wild songbirds in competitions rather than captive-bred birds as they felt that wild songbirds are more agile, stronger and aggressive in competitions.
- The majority of the survey participants believe that songbird trade and songbird competitions do not contribute to wild songbird population declines, although they did recognize that songbirds are heading towards extinction.
- The survey results provide preliminary evidence that songbird views of contestants greatly vary in their attitude towards the impact of songbird competitions on wild songbird populations.
Suggested citation
Sagita, N. (2021, September 1). Dawn chorus, newsletter of the iucn ssc asian songbird trade specialist group.
An article from a survey to understand the perceptions and profiles of songbird competition goers in West Kalimantan published in the IUCN SSC Asian songbird trade specialist group newsletter.
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