Nepal looks to Cambodia’s breeding model as Bengal florican numbers plunge

Mongabay
Sep 1, 2025, 6:26 am492 ptsHotTop
KATHMANDU — Debate is growing in Nepal over moves to start breeding the Bengal florican, a critically endangered bird, in captivity. A 2024 government plan that proposes captive breeding in zoos and aviaries has been held up as key to boosting the bird’s population in the wild, but conservationists say…

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