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Asian openbill storks flock to Gao Giong cajuput forest in Dong Thap

More than 100,000 Asian openbill storks have nested in Gao Giong cajuput forest, Cao Lanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap so far this year.
Asian openbill storks flock to Gao Giong cajuput forest in Dong Thap ảnh 1Storks in Gao Giong cajuput forest. (Source: VNA)

DongThap (VNA) – More than 100,000 Asian openbill storks have nested inGao Giong cajuput forest, Cao Lanh district, the Mekong Delta province of DongThap so far this year.

HuynhThanh Hien, head of the managing board of Gao Giong cajuput forest, said Asianopenbill storks, scientifically known as Anastomus Oscitans, has been listed inVietnam’s Red Book as an extremely rare species.

Thestorks inhabit in South Asian and Southeast Asian nations, including India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar,Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

In Vietnam, the storks are known under the nameco nhan (swallow) or co oc (snail storks) since they mainly eat snails. Theyalso eat frogs, crabs, large insects and other small living things. They aremostly seen in the country’s southwestern region.

GaoGiong covers a total area of 1,600ha, comprising 1,200ha of cajuput forest,which is home to more than 100 species of birds.

In the past, Asian openbill storks flew to theforest to find food and then left, but now the birds have been building nestshere, said Hien.

The heavy, gentle storks are an easy target forhunters and predators as they hunt for food in rice fields, rivers and lakes.

According to the Vietnam Association for theConservation of Nature and Environment, the number of storks has decreasedsharply over the past few years, putting them on the verge of extinction. -VNA
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