More than 80 Sarus Cranes are present at Anlung Pring Protected Landscape, located in the seasonal floodplains of the Lower Mekong within the Kampong Trach district in Kampot province. The figure was shared on Sunday by NatureLife Cambodia Organisation, which has supported the conservation work and enhance the communities' participation through Crane Rice Initiative at this landscape. Sarus Cranes (Grus antigone sharpie) are the tallest birds on Earth, with adults reaching heights of 1.7 metres and weighing 5-12 kg. They breed during the rainy season, from May to October, usually in large wetland grasslands within wildlife sanctuaries in Cambodia. During the breading period, cranes move to Preah Vihear, Rattanakiri, Mondulkiri provinces for nesting, and during the non-breeding period, they go to the wetland of Takeo, Kampot, and other provinces around Tonle Sap for foraging. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and faces numerous threats, including habitat conversion, human disturbanc e, and egg and chick stealing. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse
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