Thailand places helmeted hornbills under protection

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The helmeted hornbill was added to the list of Thailand’s reserved wildlife on Monday (March 8) at a committee on national wildlife conservation and protection meeting led by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.

Sasin Chalermlarp, president of the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation and committee member, said the birds will be officially added to the reserved list once the legal process is complete within a year.