Bird's nest is a delicacy found in Chinese-speaking countries across Asia. It's made from the hardened saliva of a swiftlet and can fetch up to S$3,500 ($2,600 USD) per kilogram. Swiftlet farms ...

When a swiftlet's cup-shaped nest is taken before it can lay eggs, the bird is forced to build another one. In the caves, collectors shimmy up bamboo poles lashed together with liana vines.

Bird’s Nest Soup made from the nests of the Swiftlet, a small bird found in regions like China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore has gained the attention of internet users.

In a 2001 study in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, swiftlet populations had declined 83% in 10 years. Overharvesting was a clear cause, with declines recorded in 366 of 385 known nesting caves.

Due to a belief in the high medicinal value of bird's nest soup, heavy Chinese demand for swiftlet nests has resulted in a multibillion-dollar industry that may be endangering the bird.

S ince the 1500s, Chinese aristocrats demanded bird's nest soup for its purported medicinal benefits. Still popular today, bird's nest soup is found throughout Southeast Asia and can cost you up ...

Specifically, the swiftlet, which builds its nests inside. Zulkibli, 56, a government worker who built his giant birdhouse in the village of Perapakan in 2010, ...

Suy Kokthean, who specialises in building swiftlet houses, supported the department’s instruction to ban swiftlet sound broadcast from 7pm to 6am. Kokthean said most swiftlet house owners played the ...

I REFER to ‘Heritage states in danger’ (The Star, Feb 24), and am concerned over the conversion of heritage buildings for swiftlet breeding. Just to obtain the World Heritage site by Unesco ...

Nang Sothy, president of the Cambodia Swiftlet Federation, expressed his support and urged all swiftlet nest processors and household keepers to submit their applications. Her explained that Cambodian ...