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Cambodia recorded 180 globally vulnerable and endagered sarus cranes in its latest census, a significant increase from 156 birds last year, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state for the Ministry of Environment, said on Monday.

Naturelife Cambodia, a Cambodian conservation organisation, has reported a significant increase in sarus crane (Antigone antigone) numbers during the non-breeding season at Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary for 2022-2023.

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Birdlife International Cambodia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, is preparing to observe the Kingdom’s sixth “Crane Day” to promote public awareness and encourage local communities and stakeholders to participate in the conservation of the dwindling sarus crane population.

Accoording to NatureLife Cambodia, following the end of the “Srov Met Kriel” rice harvest project for 2022, a total of 49 households opted to sell 75 tonnes of rice, while 49 others decided to keep it for consumption.

Two ministries and a wildlife NGO are working together to conduct research on avian influenza in wild birds in protected areas as well as in domesticated birds in an effort to detect any unknown outbreaks of the virus and promote awareness of the risks posed by avian virus transmission to humans.

Migratory Bird Day in 2021 was held under the theme of Sing, Fly and Glide like birds. Migratory birds are species that migrate twice per year. They travel between habitats on a seasonal basis between places where they enjoy advantages to their survival for part of the year and these migrations can span across many countries and even continents, with birds flying hundreds or thousands of kilometres to reach their destinations. “So, the work of conserving these migratory birds calls for parti...