A tale of You-bee
What lives in the trees, has a blue face, is identified by its legs, and spends its days munching on leaves? A black-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nigripes), that’s what! In February, our Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) received a call from a Cambodian citizen who had purchased an infant douc langur from poachers in Mondulkiri, where this endangered primate is found. Determined [...]
The real cost of Cambodia’s illegal pet trade
A pileated gibbon that was rescued by the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team last September is handed over to the team at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. The gibbon was founded chained by the neck after likely being kept as a pet. Owning an exotic animal isn’t an option in many countries. The combination of strong legislation and effective law [...]
An update from Angkor…
It has been some time since our last update about the gibbons that we released into the Angkor Temple Complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Luckily our released gibbons are all doing well, with no interference required from our end, we do hope to see this continue this year. Times have certainly changed very rapidly in 2020, with tourist numbers already seemingly [...]
COVID-19 and our wildlife tours
In an effort to protect our staff, supporters, and wildlife we have decided to temporarily stop our wildlife tours. These include our Behind the Scenes tours and Elephant Keeper For a Day experiences at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center and overnight stays at the Wildlife Release Station. We will not be conducting any tours until at least April 4th but as [...]
Statement re: Filming of wild Cambodian macaques
As you may be aware, there are suspicions that there are many videographers, or ‘VOs’, filming wild Cambodian macaques for profit, who also interfere with the animals to ensure they have filming opportunities. We know that often these interferences are of a cruel nature, such as causing or faking the death of a mother to ensure there is an orphan to [...]
Wildlife Alliance launches #StopEatingWildlife campaign
The #StopEatingWildlife campaign This World Wildlife Day, Wildlife Alliance is launching the #StopEatingWildlife social media campaign. The campaign aims to fight the supply, demand, and consumption of wildlife meat by making consumers more aware of the health risks of eating wildlife and how the trade supports the brutal snaring crisis. The health risks of eating wildlife It’s estimated that three-quarters of [...]
What lives in the trees, has a blue face, is identified by its legs, and spends its days munching […]
A pileated gibbon that was rescued by the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team last September is handed over to the […]
It has been some time since our last update about the gibbons that we released into the […]
In an effort to protect our staff, supporters, and wildlife we have decided to temporarily stop our wildlife tours. These include […]
As you may be aware, there are suspicions that there are many videographers, or ‘VOs’, filming wild Cambodian macaques […]
The #StopEatingWildlife campaign
This World Wildlife Day, Wildlife Alliance is launching the #StopEatingWildlife social media campaign. The campaign aims to […]