Ivory Smuggler Arrested in Cambodia
Last month, in a landmark win for wildlife and counter-trafficking efforts, an ivory bust was processed through the Cambodian courts for the first time. The suspect was arrested in Siem Reap airport, where he was caught trying to smuggle 15 elephant tusks weighing 43 kg, 11 pieces of dried elephant tails weighing 1.9 kg, and 0.2 kg of claws and fangs of [...]
Rare Clouded Leopard Caught on Camera!
Clouded leopard caught on camera near wildlife release station Our goal is to restore wild populations and ensure that wild animals stay in the wild. We are documenting the recovery of wildlife species in the Cardamom Mountain Range (Cambodia's largest tropical rainforest) that we have been protecting for over a decade. Wildlife populations were decimated and the forest was ravaged prior to [...]
Community-Based Ecotourism Project Wins Tourism Awards
On September 22, 2015, the Community-Based Ecotourism Project in Chi Phat won three “Samdech Techo Prime Minister Eco-Business Awards for Tourism." The project won the (1) Outstanding Award, (2) Environmental Award and (3) Social Welfare and Cultural Heritage Award from the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The Awards were handed over by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of [...]
Camera Trap Captures Rare Footage of Elephant Herd in the Southern Cardamom Mountains
For the first time ever, a herd of wild elephants were caught on camera in the Southern Cardamoms of Cambodia. While elephant sightings by locals have been on the rise since 2012, this is the first time elephants have been caught on camera in this part of the country. The discovery of this herd is important confirmation that Wildlife [...]
Second Pair of Endangered Gibbons Released at Angkor
On June 30, 2015, a second pair of endangered pileated gibbons was successfully released into the forest surrounding the Angkor Temple Complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The two gibbons, Bayon and Tevy, spent 11 months in their release enclosure to ensure the pair was closely bonded and fully acclimated to their new surroundings before their release. Bayon, the male, was [...]
Sun bear cub being kept illegally
On December 4th 2014, the WRRT responded to a call on Wildlife Alliance’s 24-hour rescue hotline number about a sun bear cub being kept illegally. The caller, who lives in Phnom Penh, found the bear hidden illegally on his second property in Stung Treng province. When the team arrived, they found the cub in appalling conditions, locked up in a small [...]
Last month, in a landmark win for wildlife and counter-trafficking efforts, an ivory bust was processed through the Cambodian courts for […]
Clouded leopard caught on camera near wildlife release station
Our goal is to restore wild populations and ensure that wild […]
On September 22, 2015, the Community-Based Ecotourism Project in Chi Phat won three “Samdech Techo Prime Minister Eco-Business Awards for Tourism.” […]
For the first time ever, a herd of wild elephants were caught on camera in the Southern Cardamoms of […]
On June 30, 2015, a second pair of endangered pileated gibbons was successfully released into the forest surrounding the Angkor […]
On December 4th 2014, the WRRT responded to a call on Wildlife Alliance’s 24-hour rescue hotline number about a sun bear […]