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Cambodia’s Bengal Florican population declines, but conservation can save it

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Cambodia’s Bengal Florican population declines, but conservation can save it
(June 10, 2019) Cambodia’s population of Bengal florican has sharply declined since 2012, according to a recent survey conducted by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Cambodia’s and Ministry of Environment. The findings, which were recently published in the journal Bird Conservation International, showed that the population of Bengal florican in Southeast Asia has declined by 55 percent since 2012. Conservationists now estimate that the number of displaying males in 2018 was only 104, down fro...

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Can Cambodia’s Rice Farmers and Bengal Floricans Co-exist?

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Can Cambodia’s Rice Farmers and Bengal Floricans Co-exist?
(June 08, 2017)   -   Commercial dry-season rice cultivation in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap floodplain increasingly threatens the Critically Endangered Bengal Florican, a new study says. This and other threats put the species at high risk of extinction in the near future, unless it is managed appropriately.

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Sustainable Rice Platform Kompong Thom Trial Begins Second Year

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Sustainable Rice Platform Kompong Thom Trial Begins Second Year
(April 27, 2017)   -   Following promising results in the first year, WCS and SMP’s Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) field trial, with funding from Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), is beginning its activities for the second year, allowing local farmers to register to be member of SRP to increase their rice yields and get involved in environmental protection and wildlife conservation.

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Cambodia’s Bengal Floricans Threatened by Planned Power Line Development

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Cambodia’s Bengal Floricans Threatened by Planned Power Line Development
(December 08, 2016)   -   A proposed power transmission line at the edge of the Tonle Sap Floodplain Protected Landscape (TSFPL), which might be constructed as early as next year, would pose a new threat to the Critically Endangered Bengal Florican.

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Cambodia’s Sam Veasna Center Wins World Responsible Tourism Awards 2016

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Cambodia’s Sam Veasna Center Wins World Responsible Tourism Awards 2016
(November 16, 2016)   -   Sam Veasna Center (SVC) has been named the Gold Winner in the ‘Best Contribution to Wildlife Conservation’ Category at the 2016 World Responsible Tourism Awards.

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Sharp increase in protected Bengal Florican population

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Sharp increase in protected Bengal Florican population
(October 28, 2010)   -   Monitoring in conservation areas indicates 54% increase in 2010.

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Ministerial Declaration issued for threatened grasslands

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Ministerial Declaration issued for threatened grasslands
(June 25, 2010)   -   Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries declared five Bengal Florican Conservation Areas.

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Stoung Community Management Committee Visits Local School

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Stoung Community Management Committee Visits Local School
(February 23, 2010)   -   CMC recently visited a local school to raise awareness on behalf of the Bengal Florican.

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New Satellite Tracking Units for Bengal Floricans

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New Satellite Tracking Units for Bengal Floricans
(February 15, 2010)   -   New Satellite tracking units were deployed on Bengal Floricans in early February.

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Monitoring Bengal Florican Nests

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Monitoring Bengal Florican Nests
(December 31, 2009)   -   Financial incentives are provided to local communities to protect Bengal Florican nests that are discovered opportunistically.

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