Research has been underway since June 2015 to determine if the colorful oriental pied hornbill can be successfully re-introduced into jungle one hour outside Chiang Mai, Thailand. The hornbill may soaring again in Mae Kampong under the supervision of Dr. Pilai Poonswad, founder the Hornbill Research Foundation at Mahidol University and Flight of the Gibbon Zipline Eco-adventure tours based there.
Brightly Colored Beak Of The Hornbill May Soon Soar In The Jungle Of Northern Thailand After 40 Years
In S.E, Asia, native jungles have been subject to huge levels of deforestation and degradation over the past decades. Some native tree species have been reduced dramatically and wildlife is endangered by these forest reductions. Over 300 volunteers gathered in northern Thailand and in Angkor Archeological Park Cambodia to plant thousands of trees in June and July 2015.
In June and July, 2015, over 300 volunteers offered help to plant over 10,000 trees in the jungles of Thailand and Cambodia as part of a program funde ...