Almost Bali Starling Extinct Many Selling to Tourists

Jalak bali or Bali starling ( Leucopsar Rothschildi )

Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) or also called Curik Bali is a kind of bird is more or less in length 25 cm. Babbler white bird is a species endemic to Indonesia, which can only be found in the western part of Bali Island. This bird is also the only endemic island of Bali that still remained after the Bali tiger declared extinct. Since 1991, the animals are categorized as "critical" (Critically Endangered) in the IUCN Redlist and nearly extinct in their natural habitat was crowned as the identity of fauna (mascot), the province of Bali.

Jalak Bali or Leucopsar rothschildi

Bali Starling was first discovered by Dr. Baron Stressmann a bird expert nationals juicer on March 24, 1911. Scientific Names Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) has been named in accordance with the name of Walter Rothschild's British veterinary expert who first describe the species in 1912.

Bali Starling bird is easily identified with specific characteristics, among which has white feathers all over its body except at the tip of the tail and wings black. Bali Starling has cheeks that are not covered with feathers, and feet bright blue-gray color. Among birds, male and female alike.
In international trade convention for the bodies of wild CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Bali Starling listed on Appendix I, which the group threatened extinction and banned for trade. Medium IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) to enter Bali Starling in category "critical" (Critically Endangered), which is given to the conservation status of species that have large risk will become extinct in the wild or be completely extinct in the near future .

Jalak Bali (Leucopsar rothschildi)

Extinction of the Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) in their natural habitat caused by deforestation (deforestation) and illegal trade. Even in 1999, a total of 39 tails in Bali Starling breeding center in West Bali National Park, robbed. Whereas breeding aims to melepasliarkan these endangered animals into the wild.

Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) is a wildlife species that are (in their natural habitat), the population is very rare and in danger of extinction. An estimated number of species that are still able to survive in the wild is only about a dozen tails only.

Therefore, the Bali Starling received serious attention from the government of the Republic of Indonesia, namely the enactment of such creatures as wild animals protected by law. Legal protection to save the animals is determined based on the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture Number 421/Kpts/Um/8/1970 dated August 26, 1970. Based on Government Regulation Number 7 Year 1999 on Preservation of Plants and Animals Bali Starling is an animal that is prohibited from trading unless the third generation of captive breeding (breeding rather than natural).

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