Rare water birds recovering in Cambodia

The populations of seven species of rare water birds have recovered significantly in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake due to a program that employs former hunters as park rangers, conservationists said Thursday.

A report by the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society found the populations have increased by as much as 20 times for some of the species since 2001, when the program started.

"It is definitely exciting news that we should be proud of." - Noeu Bonheur, Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve deputy director