Asian Openbill Stork Population Explosion | Anastomus oscitans
Asian Openbill Storks nesting success has meant that the population of Asian Openbills, Anastomus oscitans, in Southeast Asia has increased rapidly since the 1990s. This has got a lot to do with the introduction of an invasive species of apple snail on imported rice stock to Thailand. The population increase of Asian Openbill Stork has been estimated as high as 500% annually and they have now spread to all of the surrounding countries including Myanmar where I filmed these storks. The high level of nesting success is due to a super abundance of food for the chicks and low levels of human interference as local farmers appreciate these birds eating the snails. This has led to a population explosion of Asian Openbills and watching this nesting colony at Inle Lake was real highlight of birding in Myanmar.
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