One of the greatest threats facing wildlife in Southeast Asia is unsustainable levels of hunting
One of the greatest threats facing wildlife in Southeast Asia is unsustainable levels of hunting. Wildlife Alliance has rescued over 200 civets from the illegal wildlife trade. However, the international demand remains high and we are seeing civets disappear from the wild at increasing rates.
Bear necessities – an update on cared for and released bears in the Cardamom Rainforest
Bears have occupied a lot of our time lately. We had been keeping young sun bear Micah, brought to us from Siem Pang in Stung Treng Province in July 2018, inside our bear house as we felt it was unwise to release him into the large 1-hectare fenced area of forest, currently holding female Soheap and male Tela. We walk Micah [...]
Reticulated python, world’s longest snake
The Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is a snake species in the family Pythonidae native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake and listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because of its wide distribution.
Statement re: macaque rescues
The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team has recently rescued several primates. Once again we have been inundated with requests for updates regarding these individuals. We are all extremely busy rescuing illegally traded wild animals, ensuring these receive the most appropriate outcome and also raising the funds to ensure we can continue with our work. We apologize but do not have the time [...]
Education intervention in a wildlife trade hotspot
One of the key pillars to reducing demand for wildlife for meat and medicine is raising awareness of its dangers, with intervention especially needed in hot spots of the wildlife trade. On March 27, the Kouprey Express (KE), Wildlife Alliance's mobile environmental education team, gave classroom lessons to 35 students at Preah Kosamak Sihanok Primary School and held a Community Night [...]
Endangered dholes in the Cardamom Rainforest – VIDEO
Dhole (Cuon alpinus), a globally Endangered species of wild dog, are often overlooked predators as they share the same habitat as tigers, leopards, and clouded leopards. These adept hunters, also known as cinnamon wolves, are remarkable cooperative hunters and can take down large prey, such as Gaur, up to 50 times their weight. Unfortunately, their populations are shrinking due to habitat [...]
One of the greatest threats facing wildlife in Southeast Asia is unsustainable levels of hunting. Wildlife Alliance has rescued over 200 […]
Bears have occupied a lot of our time lately. We had been keeping young sun bear Micah, brought to us from […]
The Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is a snake species in the family Pythonidae native to South and Southeast Asia. It is […]
The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team has recently rescued several primates. Once again we have been inundated with requests for updates regarding […]
One of the key pillars to reducing demand for wildlife for meat and medicine is raising awareness of its dangers, with […]