Interesting article in the Relevator about the Asian song bird trade in South-East Asia and the complex challenges of conserving these beautiful passerines :
I Know Why the Caged Songbird Goes Extinct • The Revelator
Interesting article by Mongabay on the threats posed by the illegal songbird trade to the Sunda laughingthrush:
Songbird trade in Indonesia threatens wild Sunda laughingthrush
What is going on with the EAZA "Silent Forest / Asian Songbird Crisis Campaign" in zoos in Europe ?
I heard fairly recently from a zoochatter that this program may be in trouble and is being discontinued in and across European zoos.