Villager Entrusted Civet to Wildlife Alliance Ranger
On a patrol, ranger Rethy Sowath from Sre Ambel station rescued a civet from an elderly woman, who kept the common palm civet as a household pet. "I educated her about wildlife law," said Sowath. "Under the Cambodian law, it is illegal to have civets as pets." The woman explained that she cared for the civet since it was a cub. [...]
Baby Gibbon born at Angkor temple
Wildlife Alliance has been re-wilding the victims of the illegal wildlife trade since 2001. The second pair of endangered pileated gibbons that we released in the forests around Angkor Wat, gave birth this month - July 2016. The good news about the birth of the baby gibbon was published in the Rasmei Kampuchea, Phnom Penh Post and Cambodia Daily. [...]
World Day to Combat Desertification – June 17
Tomorrow, on June 17th, we celebrate World Day to Combat Desertification, a day for people worldwide to unite to counteract one of the greatest environmental issues we face. Although very prevalent, the meaning of desertification is widely unknown. Desertification does not refer to the spreading of deserts, but does refer to the persistent degradation of habitats by humans, including unsustainable farming, [...]
785 Animals Rescued in Major Boat Raid
The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) is a small group, yet has the enormous responsibility of detecting and prosecuting illegal wildlife trade offenders across all 26 provinces of Cambodia. Because the small team has such a monumental task, the WRRT has been working to improve their relationships with other Forestry Administrations and provincial Law Enforcement Authorities involved in wildlife crime detection. Through [...]
Tigers to be Reintroduced to Cambodia
We are excited to announce that on March 22, 2016, the Royal Government of Cambodia passed the Cambodia Tiger Action Plan (CTAP), a landmark commitment to reintroduce tigers back into Cambodia. Tigers have not been seen in Cambodia since 2007 and in an effort to revive the population, the government has approved a reintroduction plan. This plan is part of the Tx2 [...]
World’s First Transnational Tiger Reintroduction Plan
Press Conference featuring WWF and Wildlife Alliance. We would like to applaud The Royal Government of Cambodia on its commitment to protecting tigers from extinction with the passing of Cambodia's Tiger Action Plan (CTAP), which was approved on March 22, 2016. Tigers have not been seen in Cambodia since 2007 and in an effort to revive the population, the government has approved of [...]
Wildlife Alliance has been re-wilding the victims of the illegal wildlife trade since 2001. The second pair of endangered pileated […]
Tomorrow, on June 17th, we celebrate World Day to Combat Desertification, a day for people worldwide to unite to counteract one […]
The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) is a small group, yet has the enormous responsibility of detecting and prosecuting illegal wildlife […]
We are excited to announce that on March 22, 2016, the Royal Government of Cambodia passed the Cambodia Tiger Action Plan […]
Press Conference featuring WWF and Wildlife Alliance.
We would like to applaud The Royal Government of Cambodia on its commitment […]