The vulture census conducted by the Ministry of Environment and partner organisations on June 9 recorded 82 vultures in protected areas in the provinces of Preah Vihear, Mondulkiri, Stung Treng and Kratie, according to ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra.
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Vulture census to determine birds’ numbers
Sun, 13 June 2021
The vulture census conducted by the Ministry of Environment and partner organisations on June 9 recorded 82 vultures in protected areas in the provinces of Preah Vihear, Mondulkiri, Stung Treng and Kratie, according to ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktra.
Pheaktra said on June 12 that the census will be conducted five more times to determine whether vulture numbers are increasing or decreasing.
The results reveal that there are 13 red-headed vultures (Sarcogypscalvus), 42 white-rumped vultures (Gyps bengalensis) and 27 slender-billed vultures (Gyps tenuirostris).
Bird feeding stations at the so-called vulture restaurant recorded 23 vultures in Preah Vihear province, 52 in Stung Treng and seven in Kratie, but no sightings were recorded in Mondulkiri.
Forest rangers have confirmed the presence of 61 rare and endangered vultures from three different species at the area of the Chheb Wildlife Sanctuary known as “vulture restaurant”.
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Calotes and Bent-toed were found in Kulen protected area in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district. Banteay Srey district Administration
Two lizard species discovered in Siem Reap’s Phnom Kulen Park
Mon, 24 May 2021
Two unknown species of lizard were discovered in Kbal Spean, an Angkorian era archaeological site within the Phnom Kulen National Park, in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district. They have been named calotes goetzi and the bent-toed gecko.
The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) said in a recent Facebook post that ACCB was assisted in field studies leading to the discovery of a new type of agamid lizard the calotes goetzi. This species is distributed over a large area including Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.
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