More Asian openbill storks flock to ecotourism site in Dong Thap
Nearly 100,000 of Asian openbill storks, which are listed as an especially rare species in Vietnam’s Red Book, have been nesting at the Gao Giong Ecotourism Site in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.
Visitors at the Gao Giong Ecotourism Site (Source: dongthaptourism.com)
DongThap (VNA) – Nearly 100,000 of Asi🦩anopenbill storks, which are listed as an especially rare species in Vietnam’sRed Book, have beenꦫ nesting at the Gao Giong Ecotourism Site in the MekongDelta province of Dong Thap, said Huynh Thanh Hien, head of the site’s managementboard.
While the Gao Giong Forest recorded about 2,000storks in 2014, more and more have arrived in the site recently. In the past, they flew to the forest to findfood and then left, but now the birds have been buildingnests here, said Hien.
The heavy, gentle storks are an easy target for hunters andpredators as they hunt for food in rice fields, rivers and lakes.
They inhabit South and Southeast Asian countries includingIndia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.
In Vietnam, the storks are known as co nhan (swallow) or co oc(snail storks) since they mainly eat snails. They also eat frogs, crabs, largeinsects and other small living things. They are mostly found in the country’ssouthwestern region.
A🐠ccording to the Vietnam Asso🍨ciation for the Conservation ofNature and Environment, the number of storks has decreased sharply in recentyears, putting them on the verge of extinction.
The Gao Giong Ecotourism Site covers 1,600ha and is home to millionsof birds.-VNA
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Visitors at the Gao Giong Ecotourism Site (Source: dongthaptourism.com) 
