Since 1995, Wildlife Alliance has implemented cutting-edge conservation programs in Southeast Asia, Russia, South America, and the Western Pacific.
1995 A group of conservationists establishes the environmental and human rights group Global Survival Network (GSN), which is renamed Wildlife Alliance in 2006.
1995 Creation of Inspection Tiger Anti-Poaching Patrols in the Russian Far East to save the Siberian tiger and Amur leopard. The tiger population rebounds from only 80 individuals in 1994 to over 400 in 2000.
1996 Program design and technical assistance to the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) in protecting India’s Olive Ridley turtle from being destroyed by industrial trawlers.
1998 Assistance to the Ecuadorian government in expanding the Galápagos Marine Reserve boundary from the previously recommended 2 nautical miles to 40 nautical miles.
1998Strengthening biodiversity protection of Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Myanmar.
1999 – 2003Strengthening biodiversity protection of Kao Yai National Park in Thailand.
2000Creation of the Cambodia Conservation Program.
2001Establishment of the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team.
2002Establishment of the Southern Cardamom Forest Protection Program.
2004Creation of the Community Agriculture Development Project.
2006Creation of the Mobile Environmental Education Unit.
2007 Preparing Community-Based Ecotourism project in Chi Phat by facilitating community visioning through the APPA process.
2007 CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° series, Planet in Peril, features Wildlife Alliance programs in Thailand and Cambodia.
2008 Wildlife Alliance launches a reforestation project to reconnect the fragmented rainforest in the Cardamom Mountains.
2008Community-Based Ecotourism in Chi Phat officially opens for business.
2009Development of Trapeang Rung Community-Based Ecotourism.
2009 MSNBC and Jeff Corwin visit Cambodia to film Wildlife Alliance field projects for the 100 Heartbeats documentary
2010 The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team begins serving as Cambodia’s national task force for the Association of South East Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network.
2011 Wildlife Alliance obtained the cancellation of a titanium mine that would have destroyed 4,400 hectares of densely forested land in the Southern Cardamom Mountains.
2013 Wildlife Alliance launches the Wildlife Release Project at Angkor Archaeological Park, in collaboration with the Forestry Administration and APSARA Authority, to reintroduce rehabilitated wildlife—such as Pileated Gibbons, muntjac deer, and silvered langurs—into safe, protected natural habitats as part of a long-term rewilding strategy.
2016After fourteen years of dedicated effort, Wildlife Alliance work led to the official designation of the Southern Cardamom National Park.
2017Wildlife Alliance launches Community-Based Ecotourism program in the eight villages of Chhay Areng Valley.
2017Wildlife Alliance’s Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) seizes 3 tonnes of Ivory from Mozambique.
2019Wildlife Alliance’s Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project receives verification for reducing millions of tons of carbon emissions, positioning it as one of the world’s leading forest carbon initiatives. (2019 – The Southern Cardamom REDD+ (a partnership Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Alliance) starts sales of carbon credits (Verified Emissions Reductions, VERs) to companies in Europe and the United States).
2020Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, Wildlife Alliance maintained 24/7 forest protection and rescued over 2,000 animals from the wildlife trade, proving the resilience and importance of in-country conservation operations.
2021Established new wildlife monitoring systems using drones and camera traps across protected areas, enhancing data collection and threat detection.
2022Official launch of a reforestation campaign in partnership with local communities, planting over 150,000 native trees in degraded zones of the Cardamom Rainforest.
2024Development begins on Tiger Reintroduction Initiative in collaboration with Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment—marking a historic effort to bring back wild tigers to Cambodia after decades of extinction.
Since 1995, Wildlife Alliance has implemented cutting-edge conservation programs in Southeast Asia, Russia, South America, and the Western Pacific.
1995 – A group of conservationists establishes the environmental and human rights group Global Survival Network (GSN), which is renamed Wildlife Alliance in 2006.
1995 – Creation of Inspection Tiger Anti-Poaching Patrols in the Russian Far East to save the Siberian tiger and Amur leopard. The tiger population rebounds from only 80 individuals in 1994 to over 400 in 2000.
1996 – Program design and technical assistance to the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) in protecting India’s Olive Ridley turtle from being destroyed by industrial trawlers.
1998 – Assistance to the Ecuadorian government in expanding the Galapagos Marine Reserve boundary from 2 nautical miles to 40, providing capacity building, infrastructure expansion, and community outreach.
1998 – Strengthening biodiversity protection of Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Myanmar.
1999 – 2003 – Strengthening biodiversity protection of Kao Yai National Park in Thailand.
2000 – Creation of the Cambodia Conservation Program.
2001 – Establishment of the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team.
2002 – Establishment of the Southern Cardamom Forest Protection Program.
2004 – Creation of the Community Agriculture Development Project.
2006 – Creation of the Mobile Environmental Education Unit.
2007 -Preparing Community-Based Ecotourism project in Chi Phat by facilitating community visioning through the APPA process.
2007 –CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° series, Planet in Peril, features Wildlife Alliance programs in Thailand and Cambodia.
2008 – Wildlife Alliance launches a reforestation project to reconnect the fragmented rainforest in the Cardamom Mountains.
2008 –Community-Based Ecotourism in Chi Phat officially opens for business.
2009 – Development of Trapeang Rung Community-Based Ecotourism.
2009 – MSNBC and Jeff Corwin visit Cambodia to film Wildlife Alliance field projects for the 100 Heartbeats documentary.
2010 -The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team begins serving as Cambodia’s national task force for the Association of South East Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network.
2011 – Wildlife Alliance obtained the cancellation of a titanium mine that would have destroyed 4,400 hectares of densely forested land in the Southern Cardamom Mountains.
2013 – Wildlife Alliance launches the Wildlife Release Project at Angkor Archaeological Park, in collaboration with the Forestry Administration and APSARA Authority, to reintroduce rehabilitated wildlife—such as Pileated Gibbons, muntjac deer, and silvered langurs—into safe, protected natural habitats as part of a long-term rewilding strategy.
2016 – After fourteen years of dedicated effort, Wildlife Alliance work led to the official designation of the Southern Cardamom National Park.
2017 – Wildlife Alliance launches Community-Based Ecotourism program in the eight villages of Chhay Areng Valley.
2017 – Wildlife Alliance’s Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) seizes 3 tonnes of Ivory from Mozambique.
2019 – Wildlife Alliance’s Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project receives verification for reducing millions of tons of carbon emissions, positioning it as one of the world’s leading forest carbon initiatives. (2019 – The Southern Cardamom REDD+ (a partnership Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Alliance) starts sales of carbon credits (Verified Emissions Reductions, VERs) to companies in Europe and the United States).
2020 – Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, Wildlife Alliance maintained 24/7 forest protection and rescued over 2,000 animals from the wildlife trade, proving the resilience and importance of in-country conservation operations.
2021 – Established new wildlife monitoring systems using drones and camera traps across protected areas, enhancing data collection and threat detection.
2022 – Official launch of a reforestation campaign in partnership with local communities, planting over 150,000 native trees in degraded zones of the Cardamom Rainforest.
2024 – Development begins on Tiger Reintroduction Initiative in collaboration with Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment—marking a historic effort to bring back wild tigers to Cambodia after decades of extinction.
Since 1995, Wildlife Alliance has implemented cutting-edge conservation programs in Southeast Asia, Russia, South America, and the Western Pacific.
1995 – A group of conservationists establishes the environmental and human rights group Global Survival Network (GSN), which is renamed Wildlife Alliance in 2006.
1995 – Creation of Inspection Tiger Anti-Poaching Patrols in the Russian Far East to save the Siberian tiger and Amur leopard. The tiger population rebounds from only 80 individuals in 1994 to over 400 in 2000.
1996 – Program design and technical assistance to the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) in protecting India’s Olive Ridley turtle from being destroyed by industrial trawlers.
1998 – Assistance to the Ecuadorian government in expanding the Galápagos Marine Reserve boundary from the previously recommended 2 nautical miles to 40 nautical miles.
1998 – Strengthening biodiversity protection of Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Myanmar.
1999 – 2003 – Strengthening biodiversity protection of Kao Yai National Park in Thailand.
2000 – Creation of the Cambodia Conservation Program.
2001 – Establishment of the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team.
2002 – Establishment of the Southern Cardamom Forest Protection Program.
2004 – Creation of the Community Agriculture Development Project.
2006 – Creation of the Mobile Environmental Education Unit.
2007 -Preparing Community-Based Ecotourism project in Chi Phat by facilitating community visioning through the APPA process.
2007 –CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° series, Planet in Peril, features Wildlife Alliance programs in Thailand and Cambodia.
2008 – Wildlife Alliance launches a reforestation project to reconnect the fragmented rainforest in the Cardamom Mountains.
2008 –Community-Based Ecotourism in Chi Phat officially opens for business.
2009 – Development of Trapeang Rung Community-Based Ecotourism.
2009 – MSNBC and Jeff Corwin visit Cambodia to film Wildlife Alliance field projects for the 100 Heartbeats documentary.
2010 -The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team begins serving as Cambodia’s national task force for the Association of South East Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network.
2011 – Wildlife Alliance obtained the cancellation of a titanium mine that would have destroyed 4,400 hectares of densely forested land in the Southern Cardamom Mountains.
2013 – Wildlife Alliance launches the Wildlife Release Project at Angkor Archaeological Park, in collaboration with the Forestry Administration and APSARA Authority, to reintroduce rehabilitated wildlife—such as Pileated Gibbons, muntjac deer, and silvered langurs—into safe, protected natural habitats as part of a long-term rewilding strategy.
2016 – After fourteen years of dedicated effort, Wildlife Alliance work led to the official designation of the Southern Cardamom National Park.
2017 – Wildlife Alliance launches Community-Based Ecotourism program in the eight villages of Chhay Areng Valley.
2017 – Wildlife Alliance’s Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) seizes 3 tonnes of Ivory from Mozambique.
2019 – Wildlife Alliance’s Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project receives verification for reducing millions of tons of carbon emissions, positioning it as one of the world’s leading forest carbon initiatives. (2019 – The Southern Cardamom REDD+ (a partnership Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Alliance) starts sales of carbon credits (Verified Emissions Reductions, VERs) to companies in Europe and the United States).
2020 – Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, Wildlife Alliance maintained 24/7 forest protection and rescued over 2,000 animals from the wildlife trade, proving the resilience and importance of in-country conservation operations.
2021 – Established new wildlife monitoring systems using drones and camera traps across protected areas, enhancing data collection and threat detection.
2022 – Official launch of a reforestation campaign in partnership with local communities, planting over 150,000 native trees in degraded zones of the Cardamom Rainforest.
2024 – Development begins on Tiger Reintroduction Initiative in collaboration with Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment—marking a historic effort to bring back wild tigers to Cambodia after decades of extinction.