Only three species are threatened with extinction. Birds of paradise were protected quite early. Thanks to the British Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the American Audubon Society hunting of these birds for export purposes was banned as early as 1908. Before that, up to 40,000 stuffed birds were sold annually in London alone. In 1917, the import of birds of paradise feathers was banned in England.
In later years, New Guinea banned hunting, and finally Indonesia banned the trade in birds and feathers. Birds of paradise themselves are equipped with an instrument of protection from humans, which is the existing polygamy among these birds. The birds that were caught were beautifully colored (this happens at the age of 5-7 years), and they become sexually mature in the second year, so they could reproduce without being harassed by humans.As a result, birds of paradise have survived more than 500 years of contact with Western civilization.
