FILE PHOTO: Vultures at Dongplet village in Chheb II commune of Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district in 2021. - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia recorded a total of 143 critically endangered vultures in 2024, the highest-ever number in the last five years, said a vulture census result released on Friday (Sept 5).
The South-East Asian nation is home to three vulture species, namely red-headed (Sarcogyps calvus), white-rumped (Gyps bengalensis) and slender-billed (Gyps tenuirostris).
