Banteng – a story with hope…
Post written by Wildlife Programs Director, Nick Marx. I have an unusual story to tell you. Unusual because Southeast Asia is an area of the world in which governments and local people seem to have precious little interest in conserving their remaining wildlife, but there is sometimes heartening news. I have been working with Wildlife Alliance in Cambodia for nearly 18 [...]
50 Critically Endangered turtles rescued from wildlife traffickers
Last month, Cambodia’s Economic Police intercepted a truck illegally transporting wildlife, including 57 water monitors (Varanus salvator) and 50 yellow-headed temple turtles (Heosemys annandalii), which are Critically Endangered. Turtles are some of the most trafficked animals in Southeast Asia, largely for traditional medicine and meat and is driving many species towards extinction. Upon confiscating the wildlife, the Economic Police called the [...]
From wildlife traders to the wild: the journey of two parakeets rescued from the illegal pet trade GalleryFrom wildlife traders to the wild: the journey of two parakeets rescued from the illegal pet trade
Illegal Wildlife Trade, Phnom Tamao, Wildlife Care, Wildlife Police, Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team, Wildlife Release Station
From wildlife traders to the wild: the journey of two parakeets rescued from the illegal pet trade
The circle is complete and two grey-headed parakeets (Psittacula finschii) rescued from the illegal pet trade have been released back into the wild! These Near Threatened birds were rescued by our counter wildlife trafficking unit, the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT), back in November 2018 as chicks and were brought to the nursery at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC). Under [...]
Update on Santa
Santa was brought to the nursery earlier this month and is doing well but she has been having a bit of a hard time adjusting due to the poor treatment she received before coming under our care. She is physically fine and clearly likes people but just needs some time to adjust. Since she has settled in a bit, our keepers [...]
Natural Climate Solutions
The Cardamoms represent one of the Planet’s largest tropical watersheds, responsible for impacting rainfall in Europe and the Northern Hemisphere in general NASA and Duke University study 2005 and NASA study 2014 We are protecting over 2,000 species of plants and over 14 species of IUCN threatened tree species. As is emphasized in the ETH Zurich Study published in Science [...]
Our next release will be otter-ly exciting
Photo by Joshua Prieto Our efforts to restore wildlife back into the forests surrounding the Angkor Temples are progressing smoothly. Muntjac Deer (Muntiacus vaginalis) – Least Concern The muntjac we released in September are still around and come individually to take some of the food we put down for them most nights. What they leave behind is eaten by the [...]
Post written by Wildlife Programs Director, Nick Marx.
I have an unusual story to tell you. Unusual because Southeast Asia is an […]
Last month, Cambodia’s Economic Police intercepted a truck illegally transporting wildlife, including 57 water monitors (Varanus salvator) and 50 yellow-headed temple […]
- From wildlife traders to the wild: the journey of two parakeets rescued from the illegal pet trade Gallery
From wildlife traders to the wild: the journey of two parakeets rescued from the illegal pet trade
Illegal Wildlife Trade, Phnom Tamao, Wildlife Care, Wildlife Police, Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team, Wildlife Release Station
The circle is complete and two grey-headed parakeets (Psittacula finschii) rescued from the illegal pet trade have been released back into […]
Santa was brought to the nursery earlier this month and is doing well but she has been having a bit of […]
The Cardamoms represent one of the Planet’s largest tropical watersheds, responsible for impacting rainfall in Europe and the Northern Hemisphere in […]
Photo by Joshua Prieto
Our efforts to restore wildlife back into the forests surrounding the Angkor Temples are progressing […]