‘No room to open their wings’: Wild birds with brilliant plumage are a status symbol in Indonesia

In the crowded street markets of Indonesia, myriad wild birds with brilliant plumage are displayed for sale

This is a sight to break any bird-lover’s heart. In the crowded street markets of Indonesia, myriad wild birds with brilliant plumage are displayed for sale, in tiny cages without room even to open their wings. Captured from the forests across these islands in their tens of millions, they are sold for as little as … Read more