1/20/2024 0 Comments Bleeding heart wild![]() There are five bleeding-heart dove species endemic to the Philippines, and Jurong Bird Park is the sole zoological institution in the world to hold three of the five species - the Negros, Mindanao and Luzon bleeding-hearts, each named after the island that it is native to. The species is threatened by population fragmentation, habitat loss and poaching. The Negros bleeding-heart dove is listed as critically endangered by the the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. He added that by increasing the number of at-risk species in the wildlife parks of Singapore and collaborating with conservation breeding programmes in the species' native countries, "we can make tangible differences to the protection of these critically endangered species before it's too late". ![]() Dr Luis Neves, vice-president of Animal Care at Mandai Wildlife Group, said: "Negros bleeding-hearts are one of the rarest birds in the world and their presence in Jurong Bird Park is testimony to our commitment to continue to save species from extinction." ![]()
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