Cambodia records stable population of rare vultures at 131: official

STORY: Cambodia records stable population of rare vultures at 131: official DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rare vultures in Stung Treng province STORYLINE: The population of critically endangered vultures in Cambodia is stable with 131 birds recorded in a census last week, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state at the Ministry of Environment, said on Wednesday. "According to the results of a vulture census on June 9, a total of 131 vultures were recorded in Cambodia," he said in a news release. "This number is similar to the census results in June 2022, with 134 vultures recorded." The Southeast Asian country is home to three vulture species, namely red-headed, white-rumped, and slender-billed vultures, all of which are included in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as critically endangered. Pheaktra said the census last week registered 12 red-headed, 77 white-rumped, and 42 slender-billed vultures.

BirdLife Asia to launch campaign for vulture conservation

BirdLife Asia to launch campaign for vulture conservation

TOKYO, Japan - BirdLife Asia, a Tokyo-based international organization that promotes bird conservation, will launch a campaign Oct. 7 for the conservation of vultures inhabiting South Asia whose population has plunged by 97 percent over the past 15 years. This photo of the Indian white-rumped vulture was provided by BirdLife Asia. (Kyodo)

China Chongqing Birds

China Chongqing Birds

A pair of white rumped sandpipers play in a fish pond in Chongqing, China, October 18, 2020.