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Endangered Stork Chicks Released with GPS in Cambodia

11/21/2025

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Conservationists released two captive-bred Greater Adjutant Stork chicks into Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia.
The two nine-month-old chicks were fitted with GPS trackers before their release.
Jack Willis of Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity said the sanctuary supports integration with wild storks.
The Greater Adjutant Stork is now Near Threatened, with about 1,500 mature birds globally.
Survival in the wild during the first months drives future conservation.

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Story summary

Conservationists released two captive-bred Greater Adjutant Stork chicks into Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia.
The two nine-month-old chicks were fitted with GPS trackers before their release.
Jack Willis of Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity said the sanctuary supports integration with wild storks.
The Greater Adjutant Stork is now Near Threatened, with about 1,500 mature birds globally.
Survival in the wild during the first months drives future conservation.