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Rare Asian openbills spotted in Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary

About 200 Asian openbills, an endangered species listed in Vietnam’s Red Book, have resided in Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary, the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, since the beginning of 2019.
Rare Asian openbills spotted in Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary ảnh 1The Asian openbill is a rare species listed in Vietnam’s Red Book (Photo: VNA)

Bac Lieu (VNA) – About 200 Asian openbills, anendangered species listed in Vietnam’s Red Book, have resided in Bac Lieu BirdSanctuary, the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, since the beginning of 2019.

In Vietnam, the species is only found in smallnumbers in some places in the southwest. Habitat loss in recent years hasforced Asian openbills to migrate to other areas.

The sanctuary’s management board said patrols havebeen stepped up to prevent activities threatening birds’ habitat and foodseeking areas. Additionally, forest management and conservation efforts havehelped create a safe environment for various bird species, including rare ones,to live and breed.

The management board has also worked with localauthorities to encourage local residents to get involved in forest protection,it added.

Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary covers 130ha in Nha Matward of Bac Lieu city. It habours more than 60,000 birds of more than 100species, including many rare ones like spot-billed pelicans, paintedstorks, Oriental darters, black-headed ibises and great cormorants. It isalso home to 150 other animal species and 109 plant species.-VNA
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