Smuggler Arrested for Wildlife Trafficking in Banteay Meanchey
At 11.40 am on Monday July 18, 2016, WRRT apprehended a 40 year old female trader after a long running investigation concerning cross border wildlife trafficking. The trader was arrested in the province of Banteay Meanchey after detailed information was provided by an informant concerning a bear or bear parts being transported from Thailand and destined to be sold in Phnom [...]
Modern Sustainable Farming at Sovanna Baitong
The Community Agriculture Development Project helps families earn a livable and sustainable income through training in modern agriculture techniques and marketing, and provides farmers with subsidized tools, irrigation, and seedlings. Previously, farmers in the area relied on slash and burn farming, which is extremely detrimental to the environment. One sustainable and cost effective farming technique Wildlife Alliance is training families in [...]
Second Baby Gibbon Born at Angkor!
Although Cambodia has been facing a severe drought and there has not been rain for months in Angkor, the animals Wildlife Alliance released in the historic temple complex seem to be thriving. We are excited to announce that Bayon and Tevy, the second pair of pileated gibbons released at Angkor, have recently had a baby! This news brought relief to our [...]
International Tiger Day – July 29, 2016
Friday, July 29th, is International Tiger Day, an annual worldwide celebration of tigers! While we celebrate the world’s largest cat, International Tiger Day is also a day to raise awareness of the urgent plight of tigers. Tigers once roamed the entire continent of Asia, but with human expansion they have lost over 93% of their original range. They now survive in [...]
CEO Suwanna Gauntlett & Rhett Butler, Mongabay founder, Went Trekking
CEO Suwanna Gauntlett wrote: "I was very honored to receive the visit of Rhett Butler, Mongabay founder and director, who came to trek with me for two days in the jungle of the Southern Cardamoms. I took him to see our Wildlife Release Station, where he saw the wild animals currently being re-wilded by Wildlife Alliance after we saved them from [...]
Wildlife Alliance Launches Khmer App to Combat Widllife Trafficking
On July 14, Wildlife Alliance, together with Bangkok-based partner Freeland, launched the Khmer version of WildScan app. This was not only a fun but very important and useful information session for field staff and officers from Customs and Excise, Ministry of Environment, Forestry Administration, WWF, Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, BirdLife International, and Wildlife Alliance. Funded by USAID’s ARREST program, WildScan [...]
The Community Agriculture Development Project helps families earn a livable and sustainable income through training in modern agriculture techniques and marketing, […]
Although Cambodia has been facing a severe drought and there has not been rain for months in Angkor, the animals Wildlife […]
Friday, July 29th, is International Tiger Day, an annual worldwide celebration of tigers! While we celebrate the world’s largest cat, International […]
CEO Suwanna Gauntlett wrote: “I was very honored to receive the visit of Rhett Butler, Mongabay founder and director, who came […]
