National Bird Day on January 5 spotlights how extreme heat is cutting chick survival, while Thailand steps up protection for its four “reserved” bird species.

A fire engulfed a chicken farm nursery house in Phetchaburi’s Khao Yoi district on Thursday night, killing all 24,600 chicks and causing damage worth some Bt6 million, according farmer Suning Krudminburi, 65.