Storks freed in bid to revive species


Go forth: Two Greater Adjutants after being released at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in Stung Treng province. — Reuters

Conservatio­nists in the nation have for the first time released two captive-bred Greater Adjutant Stork chicks into the wild as part of an ongoing programme to revive a species under threat from poaching and habitat loss.

The nine-month-old storks – a male and a female – were fitted with GPS trackers before their release into the Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected area overseen by Cambodia’s Ri­sing Phoenix conservation group.

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