Lesser Adjutant Nest Numbers Recover in Sanctuary
Forty nests of vulnerable lesser adjutants have been found at a protected area in the northeast of the country with eggs in some of them. Photo: Keo Seima Redd+
- By Nhor Sokhoeurn
- October 6, 2023 5:50 PM
PHNOM PENH – Forty nests of vulnerable lesser adjutants have been found at a protected area in the northeast of the country with eggs in some of them.
Conservation group WCS Cambodia said its monitoring team had surveyed nests in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province.
The number of nests was13 more than in 2022 when 27 nests with 52 newborn chicks were recorded.
Sot Vandoeun, a wildlife monitoring coordinator said it had taken four to five years for the team to protect the nest and for the number of nests to increase from four.
“This number has increased due to the participation of the community. They are aware of benefits from the protection of the nest,” he said.
“In the Keo Seima area we protect other birds such as the giant ibis and sarus crane.”
Lesser adjutants are vulnerable bird species on the IUCN Red List, facing threats from human activities such as forest habitat loss, land conversion for agriculture, poaching and poisoning.
Vandoeun urged the public, especially in the Keo Seima area, to join together to protect these endangered species, by stopping habitat loss, deforestation and wildlife trade.
