Bengal Florican Numbers Drop Below 600; Cambodia's Conservation Efforts Intensify

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Bengal florican population plummets below 600 individuals in Cambodia's wilderness, sparking urgent conservation efforts

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Conservationists establish world's first assurance colony for endangered jumping birds at Phnom Kulen National Park's 144-square-mile facility.

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Male floricans perform 6-9 foot vertical leaps with heroic poses during courtship, vanishing into tall grasslands afterward.

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Rapid agricultural expansion across South Asia threatens these ground-nesting birds' natural grassland habitats.

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Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity launched the captive colony in 2019, protecting these rare birds alongside 30 other endangered species.

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ACCB's dedicated team hand-rears wild-collected chicks in specialized enclosures with minimal human contact

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Buddhist communities and students partner with conservationists to locate and protect wild florican nests during breeding season.

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Eleven successfully hatched birds from wild-collected eggs thrive in the semi-captive environment.

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Four wild-hatched birds have been taken in for conservation at the ACCB facility.

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