Even in 1997, when the government placed a ban on the export of birds, many birds were still caught and sold illegally for traditional medicine and other reasons.
政府が鳥類の禁輸を決めた1997年の時点でさえも、多くの鳥類が捕獲され、伝統薬の原料やほかの理由で違法に売買されていた。