Birds Paradise in Kechara Forest Retreat
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- The very first bird that I had was given to me by a nun named Anila Thubten Chonyid when I was very young.
I have always loved birds. I find that they each have their own little personalities... they have their own temperaments, likes and dislikes, cliques, habits, attitudes etc. I always want to provide them with the very best, especially for those who have been abused or neglected in pet shops. Sad to say but most people don't find birds as cute as other animals like dogs, cats or even hamsters so many people don't think about rescuing birds or helping them.
The last bird that I invited back to the aviary was a blue budgie. I got him from a pet store in Midvalley. He was bullied by the other birds, and kept to himself at the corner of a shared bird cage. The bullying had also made him quite aggressive -- whenever another bird flew close to him, he would strike out at them. His beak was deformed and overgrown, which made it hard for him to eat food and he was noticeably smaller than the rest. I knew that no one would take him in, and that he wouldn't have survived for very long.
Some people ask why I buy animals from shops, and whether that just encourages the trade of live animals. What I say is, the amount that we buy is insignificant and even if we stop, it will not stop people from catching the birds and selling them. However, by buying the birds from them and letting them know we are going release them and/or take care of them, we will be an example of being kind to animals.
Back in 2009, I moved into Tsem Ladrang in Kuala Lumpur, JP built an aviary which was 40ft by 7ft in the garden. It was built in a way to allow the birds to stretch their wings and fly around. The aviary had lots of fresh water, fresh food, Dharma music playing in the background, many natural wooden perches, mirrors, hanging toys, ropes, uncovered space for rain to enter etc. It was a great place to rescue and rehabilitate many, many birds... like a mini sanctuary in the city!
The birds in the Ladrang aviary are not released as they are quite tame and would probably not survive outside. However, wild birds that come to us injured will be nursed back to health and released back to nature.
At Kechara Forest Retreat, Beng Kooi took a little over 4 weeks to build an aviary that is right next to the Ladrang. The aviary is over 15 feet in height and over 4000 sq ft!! She designed and built it in such a way that it didn't destroy the original jungle land and trees, but it's enclosed to protect the birds from other animals like boars, snakes and dogs. It also has some natural pools of water, and lots of toys and mirrors to keep them active, and the floor of the aviary is soft sand so if they choose to land on the ground, which is safe from predators, they don't have to stand on hard concrete. The very best that we can do is to create a living environment that is most similar to their natural environment.
Right now at the KFR aviary, there are 23 birds:
•Cockatiels x 17
•Malaysian Parrot x 1
•Rescued Blue Budgie x 1
•Cockatoos x 2 (Names: Drolka & Dechog)
•Rescued African Grey x 2 (Names: Jamyang & Aki aka "Old Man")
We also have 2 tortoises called Menlha (male) and Kadro (female) who live in the aviary with our birds.
Below is a video on the aviary, a few pictures of the birds and the aviary, and a short description of each bird for anyone who's interested. ENJOY!!!
Tsem Rinpoche
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Very lucky birds.
This is beautiful! I wish this world was filled with kind hearted animal lovers..
This is too wonderful place.. I found peace here.. fall in love with this place.. it's too beautiful that can't only tell by words. Thanks so much Tsem Rinpoche and all the students n staff there..
Hi Celine, I adore this place too. Many thanks for your message.
To all who find this wonderful... thank you for it encourages and inspire us to be able to do more.
Most of the birds in here were rescued by H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche. As we know Rinpoche is a huge animal lover and activist and would always make sure the birds/animals are well cared for, that they have the most comfortable home and natural environment and is well fed, that they have toys, etc. All this could amount to a lot... see here... www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/videos/help-the-birds-that-nobody-wanted.html
Any amount of donation would definitely be appreciated and go a long long way for the upkeep of these beautiful feathered friends.
We cannot do this without the support and contribution of kind donors.
To donate please go to the link above. Thank you.
Let's be kind to animals... like us humans they deserve happiness too.
This is so lovely what a wonderful place for the animals . I rescued two horses and the funds from my art and art and as an art instructor, I feel blessed to have the means to do even this little bit I remember when this retreat was just beginning wow great works everyone and you have accomplished
May I know where is this?
Wow big bird room
Nice
Where do you stay? If you have the means and time, do drop by here. It's really like a paradise on earth 🌍
amazing
Reverend HJ Hi Reverend HJ, I Hope one day you will be able to visit KFR, Bentong, Malaysia soon
Have you seen birds of paradise ??
These species of birds are not found in Malaysia.
Are these rescued pets as well?
Karen Merchant Yes they are all rescued by Rinpoche :)
Wheres the bird paradise, that glass dome with pretty much no vegetation?
Hi Rita, the environment of this bird paradise is exactly the same as the nature of forest where those birds used to live. What do you mean `glass dome`?
First of all, my thousand apologies if my comment will offend anyone.
To me, these are not "RESCUED BIRDS" These are imported birds from countries like Australia and from South America. These are bought locally. The more you buy, the more bird trappers will trap the birds to make some money out of it. From the time these birds are trapped to the time you buy them, there are many many which never make it alive. Just go to the pet shop and you will notice that there are dead birds in the crowded case everyday. This is NOT the way to "RESCUE" any animals.
One more thing, please stop practising the release of birds in any ceremony. WHY ?
Well, do some research yourself.
Again my apology to anyone who has different opinion.
Thanks for your comment. Yes we understand that pet trade is killing the entire parrot species. These birds in Kechara Forest Retreat ARE RESCUED BIRDS in the sense that they were caged in pet shops or in captivity for years without any other activities they can do beside standing there, some 10 over years, some more than that. Most of them developed bad behavior such as feather plucking.
Tsem Rinpoche felt so sorry for them and would like to give them a better living environment. This is a humble place that we can provide and the parrots are doing better now, flying around and singing which they did not have the luxury to do so in the past.
We are not the best for them, but we can't released them either to our local forest as they don't belonged here, like you mentioned, they came from elsewhere, Australia, Indonesia etc.
As much as we would like to put them back to the wild, experts told us they could not make it to survive as they lost the ability to find food because they have been in captivity for so long time.
I went to pet shops and saw what you mentioned, I feel you.
We hope with the little efforts we are doing in Kechara Forest Retreat would help a little in making the poor animals feel better. Thank you for your comment.
You can read more about our aviary here:
www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/videos/help-the-birds-that-nobody-wanted.html
Jace Chong
Care-taker of the aviary of Kechara Forest Retreat
please remove the mirrors. Mirrors are always bad
Hi Arekusu, Why are the mirrors bad?
Thanks for your advice on the mirror. The mirrors were removed. The usage of the mirror actually didn't work as the aviary is spacious enough for them to have fun. We found out after that. We will also look into mirror usage that would cause aggression. Thank you so much.