Baby macaque brought to Phnom Tamao nursery
A group of tourists called the Wildlife Crime Hotline to ask for help with a baby macaque found as an orphan next to their guest house. It has now been taken to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center by the rangers from Sun Bear Station. The rangers bottle feed the baby macaque one by one. [...]
Playful otters often wrestle, slide and play with their food
Serious discussions have started on how to go about putting a water slide/water fall for these adorable otters! They are so curious and playful this will be such a great treat for them. And on the practical side of things we will be able to filter their pool water! We have a little ways to go yet and are [...]
Meet PoPork the clouded leopard
Meet PoPork In 2006, a pair of clouded leopards were donated to us by Howlett’s Wild Animal Park in England. Although these cats are particularly difficult to breed in captivity, we had our first success in 2010 when they became the proud parents of our beautiful male Popork. In 2011, a potential new breeding partner for Popork was generously donated by [...]
Binturongs Rescued from Illegal Wildlife Trade Released Into the Wild
Often confiscated from markets by the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT), binturongs suitable for release are rehabilitated in forested, open-top enclosures in an area not accessible to the public. When they are ready to be released, they are transported to the Wildlife Release Station (WRS) in Koh Kong and are kept in a pre-release enclosure to allow them to acclimatize to [...]
Help #EndTheTrade
Wildlife trafficking is a severe and complex issue that has escalated into an international crisis. The market for wildlife and wildlife parts is so big that it is only rivaled in size by the illegal drug and arms trade. This global issue not only drives many of the world's species to the brink of extinction, but also encourages corruption and harms [...]
Investigation leads to the rescue and release of three pangolins
Following a lead from an informant, the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) conducted a two-week long investigation into suspected wildlife traders trafficking pangolins. The team conducted parallel operations on two different suspected traders’ houses Kampong Speu province where three live and one dead pangolin was seized, along with other wildlife. The wildlife traffickers, a husband and wife team, were apprehended, jailed, [...]
Serious discussions have started on how to go about […]
Meet PoPork
In 2006, a pair of clouded leopards were donated to us by Howlett’s Wild Animal Park in England. Although these […]
Often confiscated from markets by the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT), binturongs suitable for release are rehabilitated in forested, open-top enclosures […]
Wildlife trafficking is a severe and complex issue that has escalated into an international crisis. The market for wildlife and wildlife […]
Following a lead from an informant, the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) conducted a two-week long investigation into suspected wildlife traders […]