Plight of the Primates in the illegal wildlife trade
When we rescued You-bee in February, one black-shanked Douc langur was a surprise. So imagine our shock when over the following four months we received a further three! With only 25 individual douc langurs rescued over the last 10 years, and then this year six in five months, it brings great concern about how and why we have [...]
Southeast Asia’s thriving illegal bird trade
Living out the rest of your life crammed in a cage in a dark, damp room; this is the reality of life for the millions of birds that are being trafficked as part of Southeast Asia’s thriving illegal wildlife trade. Photos taken by our Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) whilst on an operation in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, captured a [...]
Adventure awaits in the Amazon of Asia!
How can you reach the Wildlife Release Station? Approximately seven kilometres outside of a quaint little riverside village named Chi Phat you will find our Wildlife Release Station in Koh Kong. Nestled in the ‘Amazon of Asia’, or the Cardamom Mountains, you will find this rustic little station operating to release animals confiscated from illegal wildlife traffickers back into the wild, [...]
Monster’s Nursery Update Number 5!
For those that have not seen my previous posts, my name is Monster - just like Frankenstein’s monster -not a scary one! I will be reporting to you twice a month about the activities at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center Nursery! I am a northern pig-tailed macaque and was actually born at Phnom Tamao, but shortly after I was born [...]
International Tiger Day – Meet our Keeper!
This month’s keeper question and answer is with our tiger keeper at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, Kory Rong. We hope you enjoy, let us know if there are any other questions that you’d like to ask him! How did you start working at Phnom Tamao? I started working at Phnom Tamao in 2003 after starting as a gardener with [...]
The trials and tribulations of animal enrichment
Enrichment is defined as ‘the action of improving or enhancing the quality or value of something’ or, in the context of caring for animals, ‘providing species-appropriate challenges, opportunities and stimulation...including the regular provision of dynamic environments, cognitive challenges and social opportunities’. Whilst enrichment that encourages the development of natural behaviours is imperative for any individual who plans to be released back [...]
When we rescued You-bee in February, one black-shanked Douc langur was […]
Living out the rest of your life crammed in a cage in a dark, damp room; this is the reality of […]
How can you reach the Wildlife Release Station?
Approximately seven kilometres outside of a quaint little riverside village […]
For those that have not seen my previous posts, my name is Monster – just like Frankenstein’s monster -not a scary […]
This month’s keeper question and answer is with our tiger keeper at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, Kory […]
Enrichment is defined as ‘the action of improving or enhancing the quality or value of something’ or, in the […]