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Birds International Incorporated or BII (not to be confused with BirdLife International, an environmental non-governmental organization and not affiliated with the short-lived quarterly publication ''Birds International'' by Joe Forshaw) is a company working in the field of aviculture established in 1975 by Antonio de Dios. It is located in Quezon City near Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Birds International functions as a research and breeding center especially for endangered species of exotic birds. The company thus uses the sub-title "Avicultural Park & Research Centre."〔(Birds International, Inc. - About Us )〕 It is the largest captive bird breeding facility in the world also regarded by many to be the best.〔Harrison, Greg J. 2000. "Extraordinary... The Birds International, Inc.". ''HBD's Avian Examiner'' 18. Available from the WWW:http://www.avianmedicine.net/examiners/ae18.pdf〕 The company especially specializes in and is most notable for parrot production and therefore is also referred to as a parrot breeding facility.〔(janeczek.com )〕 It is reputed to have the largest parrot collection in the world.〔(Public Aviaries )〕 According to the website ''Zoos of the World'' Birds International has a total area of six hectares hosting 6,000 animals from 198 species only one being a mammal and the rest birds. The number of staff is 167. The facilities are not open to the public.〔(Birds International Inc )〕 The location of Birds International is suitable since the tropical climate of Philippines is conducive to the breeding and propagation of exotic birds.〔Goodwill Birds Training. "A World-Class Breeding Center". http://www.gwbirds.com.sg/bii.html〕 ==Commercial operations== Birds International provides captive-bred birds to pet lovers, hobbyist, zoos and parks.〔 The company is evaluated to be "the biggest and most successful breeder of exotic birds in the world". It has 20,000 exotic birds at any given time. Most of them are exported to Asia, Europe and Japan. Prices can be high, making Birds International a successful business venture and thus a model for similar enterprises.〔Pangyarihan, Gilbert. 2007. "A Million Violins Singing Out of the Boondocks: Violins made of Philippine tropical woods." Business in Development Network. Available from the WWW: http://www.bidnetwork.org/artefact-60247-en.html〕 It has also been pointed out as a model for aviculture industry in Australia where, as in the Philippines, commercial trade in native exotic birds has existed for decades. In the Senate report titled ''Commercial Utilisation of Australian Native Wildlife'' an entire paragraph is set apart for Birds International experience based on a submission: "As an example of the potential for expansion, Ms Anderson noted that an avicultural enterprise in Manila, 'Birds International' which houses six thousand birds on a property, breeds to order large quantities of birds for overseas markets. They retain 15 per cent of stock bred each year for future breeding. Ms Anderson believes that 'similar establishments could be developed in Australia to house specifically Australian species of birds and the benefit to the Australian economy in terms of trade would be substantial'. Flow-on effects could include a boost to domestic markets for birds and a rejuvenated interest in breeding birds in captivity which could assist the recovery of rare species in the wild." 〔Parliament of Australia. Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee. ''Commercial Utilisation of Australian Native Wildlife'' Chapter 13 - Aviculture (Birds). 13.55. Available from the WWW: http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/RRAT_CTTE/completed_inquiries/1996-99/wild/report/contents.htm〕 Indeed, G. R. Wilson mentions "some international competitors such as Birds International" as a source of "considerable competition when they target markets with low animal-health standards" in his entry on trade in native birds in the ''The New Rural Industries'' handbook of the Australian Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation.〔Wilson, G. R. 1997. "Native birds and reptiles" in Keith Hyde (ed.). The ''New Rural Industries: A handbook for Farmers and Investors''. RIRDC: p. 61. Available from the WWW: http://www.rirdc.gov.au/pub/handbook/contents.html#Foreword〕 The company carries out activities other than breeding and sales of birds. These include veterinary and quarantine services and aviary and cage construction.〔 The veterinary clinic received attention in 2002 for carrying out surgery on a -tall Philippine eagle (''Pithecophaga jefferyi''), a rare, almost extinct animal, rescued by the authorities after being wounded by a bullet and named "Amianan". The animal eventually died of a fungal infection and was stuffed.〔Adraneda, Katherine. 2002, November 25. "AMIANAN", THE RESCUED PHILIPPINE EAGLE DIES OF INFECTION. Philippine Headline News Online. http://www.newsflash.org/2002/11/si/si001365.htm〕〔Adraneda, Katherine. 2002, December 31. PHILIPPINE EAGLE 'AMIANAN' GETS STUFFED IN LOS BANOS. Philippine Headline News Online. http://www.newsflash.org/2003/01/si/si001386.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Birds International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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