Cambodia releases rare captive-bred storks in conservation breakthrough


A greater adjutant, stands after being released at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia, October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Roun Ry

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Conservationists in Cambodia 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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