OVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES USED IN SWIFTLET HOUSING

Due to excessive ranching from humans and shortage of food sources, swiftlets have changed their habitat from caves to man-made structures. It started when swiftlets started to use empty houses as their new habitat. Consequently, swiftlet ranching has been transformed from traditional ranching in naturally occurring caves to man-made structures. A swiftlet house does not only need to provide suitable conditions for the swiftlets to nest inside, but also has to protect them from predators. A survey was conducted using a questionnaire distributed to swiftlet house operators, as well as interviews and site visit to collect the data on technology usage in swiftlet houses.