Six nests of rare lesser adjutant stork found in Cambodia’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary

Phnom Penh – Six nests of the globally vulnerable lesser adjutant stork were found for the first time in the north of Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia said in a press release on Tuesday.

The nests were spotted last month by the wildlife monitoring team of WCS and the Ministry of Environment, the release said.

“It is the first time that this globally vulnerable species has been found breeding in this protected area,” it said.

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