In the unique environment of the Tonle Sap Great Lake, Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary is host to the highest number of breeding large water birds in South East Asia. Ten years ago, many of these wonderful birds faced a serious danger of extinction as over-harvesting of their eggs threatened to destroy their populations. As part of the response, Osmose was established and immediately initiated a novel approach to environmental protection: advancing conservation objectives through environmental education, community support and alternative income generation from Ecotourism.
10 years later, egg harvesting has stopped, the bird populations have recovered and Osmose is growing and evolving. The environmental education programme has reached 1000s of children, creating the future environmental guardians of this great lake. The alternative income programme has expanded to include Saray, a cooperative that creates woven products from the super-abundant water hyacinth on the lake, generating incomes for almost 40 women, while Osmose remains the premier Ecotourism operator in Prek Toal. Now, more than 100 families in the villages in which we operate benefit from Osmose’s income generating activities, and many more from Osmose’s medical, social, schooling and material support and assistance.
We saw many birds on our way to the breading colonies, but of course no pics
not even a "blurd" :roll: Quite a few blue bee-eaters, lots of cormorants, egrets and herons and some raptors too. The guide spoke french and I did not get the name or rather I do not remember now :oops: I only got pics of the Asian open bill stork
The wetland looks like this:
My zoom is very limited, so the pics are not very clear....take it or leave it
The floating village we visited on the way back
Women making mats etc. of dried water hyacinth
The school
Almost sunset
Cattle egret 
It is from one of the famous temples, Ta Prohm, not far from the most famous one in Siem Reap, Anghor Wat.