Source: Xinhua| 2017-12-08
14:47:50|Editor: Chengcheng
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) --
Three black-necked stork chicks have been hatched in Kulen Promtep Wildlife
Sanctuary (KPWS) in the Northern Plains in Cambodia's Preah Vihear province,
giving hope to the future conservation of this rare species in the country, a
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) statement said on Friday.
The black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is a very
rare bird species in Asia and is listed on the International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as "near threatened", the
statement said, adding that an estimated 15,000 to 35,000 individuals exist
globally, with the vast majority of them in Australia.
"Less than 10 pairs are
known to exist in Cambodia, the only country in Southeast Asia where the bird
is regularly recorded," it said.
Yoeun Yerb, a WCS-supported nest
protector, said he was happy to see these three black-necked stork chicks
because they were a rare bird, not often seen in the forest.
"We achieved our goal of
guarding the nest and strongly hope that others will help safeguard this
species," he said.
The Bird Nest Protection Program
in the Northern Plains of Cambodia is a payment structure designed to combat
the threat of egg and chick collection, the statement said. Under the scheme,
local people living in the protected areas are offered conditional payments if
they successfully locate, monitor and protect nests until the birds fledge.
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