https://cambodia.wcs.org RSS feeds for WCS Cambodia 60 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/12461/cambodias-bengal-florican-population-declines-but-conservation-can-save-it.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=12461 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12461&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/12461/cambodias-bengal-florican-population-declines-but-conservation-can-save-it.aspx 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 from 216 in 2012. Displaying males were found at only 4 sites, down from 10 in 2012. The Bengal florican is considered Critically Endangered by IUCN. The subspecies Houbaropsis bengalensis blandini is now almost entirely restricted to the Tonle Sap Floodplain, Cambodia. WCS and the Ministry of Environment (MoE) monitor 80 percent of the population each year, but this is only the third time that the whole population has been surveyed. The total population of adult Bengal Floricans in Cambodia in 2018 was estimated at 138. Males outnumber females 3:1. There was some good news, however. The survey indicated that the population was stable at Stoung-Chikreang in the Northern Tonle Sap Protected Landscape where community-based conservation implemented by Ministry of Environment is supported by WCS. Hong Chamnan, Deputy Director at the Department of Freshwater Wetlands Conservation, Ministry of Environment said: “Our Bengal florican conservation at Stoung-Chikreang has been a big success; credit goes to the Department of Freshwater Wetlands Conservation, Kompong Thom Provincial Department of Environment and the Community Management Committees. We have started to replicate our successful program at Baray, which is also vital for Bengal Florican conservation.” Sum Phearun, Technical Advisor at WCS said: “We need to do everything we can to save the Bengal Florican in Cambodia. Protecting inundated natural grassland in the Tonle Sap floodplains is the key action to ensure species recovery and its long-term survival.” WCS’s work to protect Bengal floricans is supported by Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, Fondation Ensemble, Samson Mlup Prey, and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation. WCS also thanks the MOE, Kampong Thom and Siem Reap provincial authorities, and Kampong Thom and Siem Reap Departments of Environment for their strong cooperation in conserving the Bengal floricans. ###  For more information, please contact:  Sum Phearun Tonle Sap Floodplain Technical Advisor Mobile: +855 (0)12 27 88 40/ 097 69 80 800 Email: psum@wcs.org    Hong Chamnan Deputy Director of Fresh Water Wetlands Conservation Department /GDANCP/MOE Mobile: +855 (0)12 922 429 Email: hong.chamnan@gmail.com; chong@wcs.org  Stephen Sautner Executive Director of Communications Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx Zoo Bronx, NY 10460 P: + 1 718 220 3682 M: 908 247 2585 ssautner@wcs.org rleak@wcs.org Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:17:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12461 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/10135/can-cambodias-rice-farmers-and-bengal-floricans-co-exist.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=10135 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10135&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/10135/can-cambodias-rice-farmers-and-bengal-floricans-co-exist.aspx 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. meng@wcs.org Thu, 08 Jun 2017 02:33:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10135 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/10022/sustainable-rice-platform-kompong-thom-trial-begins-second-year.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=10022 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=10022&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/10022/sustainable-rice-platform-kompong-thom-trial-begins-second-year.aspx 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. meng@wcs.org Thu, 27 Apr 2017 23:39:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:10022 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/9430/cambodias-bengal-floricans-threatened-by-planned-power-line-development.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=9430 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=9430&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/9430/cambodias-bengal-floricans-threatened-by-planned-power-line-development.aspx 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. meng@wcs.org Thu, 08 Dec 2016 20:57:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:9430 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/9389/cambodias-sam-veasna-center-wins-world-responsible-tourism-awards-2016.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=9389 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=9389&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/9389/cambodias-sam-veasna-center-wins-world-responsible-tourism-awards-2016.aspx 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. meng@wcs.org Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:9389 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/720/sharp-increase-in-protected-bengal-florican-population.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=720 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=720&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/720/sharp-increase-in-protected-bengal-florican-population.aspx Monitoring in conservation areas indicates 54% increase in 2010. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:36:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:720 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/670/ministerial-declaration-issued-for-threatened-grasslands.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=670 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=670&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/670/ministerial-declaration-issued-for-threatened-grasslands.aspx Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries declared five Bengal Florican Conservation Areas. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:49:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:670 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/730/what-is-a-community-management-committee.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=730 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=730&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/730/what-is-a-community-management-committee.aspx CMCs have been established to become the caretakers of Integrated Farming & Biodiversity Areas (BFCAs). Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:02:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:730 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/671/stoung-community-management-committee-visits-local-school.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=671 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=671&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/671/stoung-community-management-committee-visits-local-school.aspx CMC recently visited a local school to raise awareness on behalf of the Bengal Florican. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:49:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:671 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/672/new-satellite-tracking-units-for-bengal-floricans.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=672 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=672&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/672/new-satellite-tracking-units-for-bengal-floricans.aspx New Satellite tracking units were deployed on Bengal Floricans in early February. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:48:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:672 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/673/monitoring-bengal-florican-nests.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=673 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=673&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/673/monitoring-bengal-florican-nests.aspx Financial incentives are provided to local communities to protect Bengal Florican nests that are discovered opportunistically. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:47:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:673 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/731/monitoring-bengal-florican-habitat.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=731 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=731&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/731/monitoring-bengal-florican-habitat.aspx Grassland habitats in the Tonle Sap floodplain remain very highly threatened, both inside and outside the Integrated Farming & Biodiversity Areas (BFCAs). Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:45:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:731 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/732/satellite-tracking-bengal-floricans.aspx#Comments 0 https://cambodia.wcs.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=8496&ModuleID=17510&ArticleID=732 https://cambodia.wcs.org:443/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=732&PortalID=133&TabID=8496 https://cambodia.wcs.org/about-us/latest-news/articletype/articleview/articleid/732/satellite-tracking-bengal-floricans.aspx Very little information is known about seasonal habitat use and movements of Bengal Floricans, making it difficult to target conservation efforts effectively across their range. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:732