Endangered Tortoise Rescued and Bushmeat Confiscated from Wildlife Trafficker
On April 9, the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) conducted an operation and raided a suspected wildlife trader’s house in Pursat Province. After inspecting the property, the team found and confiscated 13.8 kg of bushmeat from a wild pig and a Burmese hare. They also rescued a live water snake and two live elongated tortoises. The wildlife trader was penalized and [...]
Meet Doonow the tiger
Doonow is one of seven tiger cubs that were confiscated from a wildlife trader’s house in Phnom Penh in one of the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team’s first operations in 2001. He has grown in to a very handsome tiger that loves water and enrichment. Keeper Rong works with him every week to provide new toys and scents in his enclosure, keeping [...]
The otter family
Meet the Leng Family The parents were already living at Phnom Tamao when Wildlife Alliance joined in 2001. They were likely rescued from fish farms, where they are seen as competition for livelihoods and often killed. Now with a safe home at the Rescue Center, they had their first litter in 2014 and have been wonderful parents, teaching their four young [...]
Meet Pey the Slow loris
Meet Pey Pey was rescued from a market on the outskirts of Phnom Penh by a well-meaning Cambodian who purchased her in an attempt to save her from a trader. She was found terrified, stressed, and in desperate need of medical attention. Slow lorises are the only venomous primates in the world, and can secrete a toxin from glands located on [...]
Rehabilitated Critically Endangered Pangolin Returns to the Wild!
This Critically Endangered Sunda Pangolin was rescued by a concerned Cambodian who found the pangolin for sale in a market and brought him to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. The male was transported to Wildlife Alliance’s Wildlife Release Station where the habitat is more suitable for pangolins and to participate in our Sunda pangolin captive breeding and release program. Because Sunda [...]
Meet Moh Tom the Great hornbill
Moh Tom was rescued from a trader by rangers at the Stung Proat Station as a juvenile and was found with his feathers plucked. Thanks to our attentive staff, he is slowly recovering and is growing into a beautiful adult hornbill. Despite his size and strength, Moh Tom is a gentle giant and enjoys being hand-fed while the keepers check his [...]
On April 9, the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) conducted an operation and raided a suspected wildlife trader’s house in Pursat […]
Doonow is one of seven tiger cubs that were confiscated from a wildlife trader’s house in Phnom Penh in one of […]
Meet the Leng Family
The parents were already living at Phnom Tamao when Wildlife Alliance joined in 2001. They were likely rescued […]
Meet Pey
Pey was rescued from a market on the outskirts of Phnom Penh by a well-meaning Cambodian who purchased her in […]
This Critically Endangered Sunda Pangolin was rescued by a concerned Cambodian who found the pangolin for sale in a market and […]
Moh Tom was rescued from a trader by rangers at the Stung Proat Station as a juvenile and was found with […]