Two nesting colonies of vulnerable bird discovered

Under threat: Cambodia is home to the world’s largest population of lesser adjutants with at least 3,000 birds. — The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia announced that it had recently found two breeding colonies of lesser adjutants – one containing five nests and the other two – in the north of Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri province, as the September-November nesting season rolls on.

A wildlife monitoring team has appointed nest guardians to watch over the wading birds – known scientifically as Leptoptilos javanicus, and is now on the lookout for other colonies, the society said on Sept 22.