CRITICAL ENDANGERED BIRDS - CAMBODIA
Parks are included:
The Cambodian government has established six protected areas to safeguard the Bengal Florican (Houbaropsis bengalensis), a large grassland bird that is Critically Endangered with extinction, due to rapid habitat loss and hunting. The total protected area is more than 310km2, within the Tonle Sap grasslands. These areas are called Bengal Florican Conservation Areas (BFCAs). These BFCAs benefit both wildlife and local communities, whilst leaving room for intensive development activities elsewhere.
Tmatboey is situated in Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary in the North of Cambodia which is the largest remaining area of dry deciduous forest in South East Asia. Tmatboey and its dry forest harbor two critically endangered Ibis species: the Giant Ibis and the White-shouldered Ibis.
The Preah Vihear Protected Forest is located at Dangrek Range in Northern Cambodia. WCS maintains feeding stations or vulture restaurants there as a means of supporting the vulture population and conducting research. The restaurants also attract Jackal, Dhole and even Leopard, and other birds including Greater Adjutant.
Best time to go:
Dry season from December to April is the best time to go.
Type: Groups,Private Charter,Shared
Suggested Months: December to April is the best time to go
Duration: 12 days/11 nigths
Logistics: Fly into Siem reap Airport (Cambodia).
Activities:
+ Birding in dry forests
+ Visiting the core bird reserve in dry forests
+ Feeding vulture and watching them at dawn
+ Staying overnight in the Environmental Research Station or tented camp
Duration:
This tour can be 8 days/7 nights. You can spend first 2 nights in Siem Reap - one for recovering after a long-haul flight, one for visiting Angkor temples, three nights in Tmatboey dry forest, one night at tented camp in The Preah Vihear Protected Forest , back to Siem Reap for one more night before flying home.
If time permits, you can extend your holiday to Vietnam or Laos for further wildlife discovery.
