Two species of vultures have returned to the Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia after years of absence.
Cambodia: The Global Fund for Nature (WWF) has recorded the presence of two species of vultures in a natural forest nest in the Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province. The return of vultures from this species has become the hope of the Ministry of Environment and conservationists.
The two vultures, two brown vultures and one gray vulture, returned to the Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary on July 22. The return of the vultures has made stakeholders happy and increase their protection and conservation in the wild.
The head of WWF's Biodiversity Monitoring and Research Team, Milou Groenenberg, concluded that the reason why the vultures had been missing from the area for so many years could be due to their indirect exposure to chemicals. Used for other purposes.
For Neth Pheaktra, a spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, the return of the vultures to their old habitat is also a sign that Cambodia's natural habitat remains a safe haven for them, and that park rangers are working hard to preserve the wildlife sanctuary. Protect food habitats and sources for all kinds of biodiversity for their survival.
"We call on all stakeholders to participate in the protection and conservation of vultures, a rare species, for the benefit of biodiversity and the preservation of natural heritage for future generations," the spokesman said. .
Seng Teak, Director of the Global Fund for Nature, said: “This good news really encourages all stakeholders to continue their efforts and participate in protecting this rare resource. In particular, the team of the Conservation Program in the eastern landscape of Cambodia to promote the number of these birds in the future.
A national vulture census conducted by the Cambodian Vulture Conservation Team in the first half of 2021 showed a total of 121 vultures, including 20 fire vultures, 66 gray vultures and 35 brown vultures.
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