Rare great hornbills: Conservation needed for rare great hornbills

The great hornbills are rarely found in Myanmar and conservation is needed for rare great hornbills not to be extinct.The great hornbill – a variety of hornbill that lives in Chin State – is the official state bird and a national symbol among the Chin people.

The Great Hornbills can be found in Africa, India, southwestern China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, western Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia. In Myanmar, those are commonly found in Kachin State, Chin State, Rakhine State and Tanintharyi Region and Bago Yoma mountain range and forests.

Only10 species of hornbills are found in Myanmar. The long-tailed hornbills that threatened with extinction are mostly found in TanintharyiRegion. The reason for the extinction is that bird hunters kill and sell those birds and then preservation is weak. Local residents are urged to cooperate in preservation of great hornbills.