Falsified permits are fuelling global illegal wildlife trade
July 29, 2016, The Star Malaysia publication: Wildlife Alliance Science and Global Development director Dr Thomas Gray said the exotic pet trade, even if legal, contributed to animal poaching from the wild. “In many circumstances, it is used to launder animals caught in the wild as ‘commercially bred’. “Many CITES permits are fake as it is physically impossible for all the [...]
Major Joint Rescue Operation
June 4, 2016 in Kandal province: A major joint rescue operation with our Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) and the Cambodian Customs Office saved the lives of wildlife animals. These wildlife include 8 Yellow-headed Temple Turtles, 21 Giant Asian Pond Turtles, 178 Asian Leaf Turtles, 4 Asian Box Turtles, 2 Burmese Pythons and 468 Rat Snakes. The operation came about [...]
The scent of a Civet
Large Indian civet Viverra zibetha occurs throughout mainland South East Asia into the Himalayan foothills of India and Nepal. As a characteristic species of the forest floor civets are disproportionately impacted by the pervasive snares – the silent killers – throughout Cambodia’s forests. Large Indian civets are valued for their aromatic scent glands and in this video from the Southern Cardamom [...]
Golden Cat of the Cardamom’s
The Asiatic Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) is one of seven species of wild cat found in Cambodia and may be one of the rarest. There are few recent records from the Kingdom of this IUCN Near-Threatened species whose global populations are impacted by habitat loss and poaching. In October 2014, Wildlife Alliance confiscated two golden cat skins destined for the international [...]
CEO Met with H.E. Sao Sopheap, Director of the Environment Minister’s Cabinet
This morning Wildlife Alliance Chief Executive Officer Suwanna Gauntlett and her team met with H.E. Sao Sopheap, Director of the Environment Minister’s Cabinet and his Department Directors, to plan next steps of our close cooperation on the protection of the Southern Cardamom National Park and Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary.
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 [...]
July 29, 2016, The Star Malaysia publication: Wildlife Alliance Science and Global Development director Dr Thomas Gray said the […]
The Asiatic Golden Cat (Catopuma temminckii) is one of seven species of wild cat found in Cambodia and may be one […]
This morning Wildlife Alliance Chief Executive Officer Suwanna Gauntlett and her team met with H.E. Sao Sopheap, Director of the Environment […]