Bird's nest soup is a longtime mainstay of Chinese cuisine, and is considered a delicacy by many. But why does a bowl of this ...

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. Death ...

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.

Zulkibli, 56, a government worker who built his giant birdhouse in the village of Perapakan in 2010, supplements his income by harvesting the swiftlets’ nests and selling them for export to China.

Swiftlet nests command a high price for the thick texture they give bird’s nest soup. But how does one go about farming birds’ nests? By building imposing concrete towers, of course. “This ...

The swiftlet nests, made of dried saliva, are used to make bird's nest soup. Farmers compete to attract the swiftlets by ensuring their birdhouses have the right conditions.

BANGKOK -- Imagine for a moment that you are an edible-nest swiftlet. You are a dusky bird, tiny enough to fit in the palm of a hand. In southern Thailand, where you live, you soar above the ...

The most outrageous case was a 1992 massacre committed by bird's nest cave security guards in Phatthalung province. ... It was reported that the seven caves had contained 500,000 swiftlet nests.