Phnom Penh, Aug. 8 -- Conservationists protecting nests in Cambodia's Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary have discovered 17 Giant Ibis nests over the past decade, enabling 18 chicks to hatch successfully, the Cambodian news agency AKP cited an announcement by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The Giant Ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea), Cambodia's national bird, is one of the world's most endangered avian species. Inhabiting open deciduous forests and wetlands, the bird relies on a diet primarily composed of insects, eels, snakes, crabs, frogs, and snails. Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary serves as a vital habitat for the species. Protective operations in the area are managed under the WCS' Nest Protection Programme, with funding provided by the Keo...