Cambodia releases rare captive-bred storks in conservation breakthrough

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PHNOM PENH, Nov 20 (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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