Global News - September 2007
< Back to Global News
Cambodian government acts to protect rare bird
Mon 17 September 2007 13:50 UK — Asia
The Cambodian government has set up a large sanctuary to protect the rare eastern sarus crane, reports suggest.
According to Reuters, the national government established the 8,000 hectare sanctuary in flood plains near the Mekong Delta.
The move comes after around 300 of the rare red-headed birds were found in two districts of Takeo province near the border with Vietnam.
Environment minister Mok Mareth is quoted by the news agency as having said: "We need to protect these beautiful creatures."
He reportedly added that officials had been sent to the region to tell farmers and local fishermen not to hunt the cranes for food.
Officials added that successful government schemes in Cambodia meant that the population of eastern sarus cranes in the country had jumped from 220 to 495 this year.
Worldwide, the cranes are threatened by habitat destruction, hunting and environmental pollution. In Australia, interbreeding among the species is also a serious problem.
< Back to Global News |
Read IAR News
Read IAR News >
|
June 2008
Update on IAR’s work in Indonesia
As well as macaques and slow lorises, our team in Indonesia has ended the suffering of a number of endangered Javan gibbons living in misery in a centre known as Cikananga. June 2008
IAR speaks out against the Great British Circus scandal
International Animal Rescue is urging people to stay away from the Great British Circus during its visit to Tonbridge because it uses a variety of animals in its acts, including lions, tigers, camels and zebras. |
