Clouded Leopard – Camera trap
The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) is a wild cat occurring from the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast Asia into China. Since 2008, it is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Its total population is suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a decreasing population trend, and no single population numbering more than 1,000 adults. It is also [...]
The sambar (Rusa unicolor) camera trap
The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, and Southeast Asia that is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2008. Populations have declined substantially due to severe hunting, insurgency, and industrial exploitation of habitat.
Asian palm civet camera-trap
The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) is a small viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it is tolerant of a broad range of habitats. It is widely distributed with large populations that in 2008 were thought unlikely to be declining.[1] In 2012, it was suggested that recent increases in [...]
Environment Education activities – November 2018
Provided Flipchart training to 88 (35 female) teachers from Brambie Moum and Pumin core schools in Kampong Speu province. Raised awareness on wildlife and habitat conservation to 736 (331 female) students in 4 schools in Kampong Speu as bellow: 190 (80 female) students at Brabie Moum elementary school 151 (73 female) students at Tang Por elementary school. 216 (96 female) students [...]
Trio of hornbills return to the wild
Three oriental pied hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris), after being rehabilitated at our Wildlife Release Station in the Cardamom Rainforest, were released! The iconic birds were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade by our Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT). Hornbills are hunted for their casques, which are common souvenirs, and feathers. After rescuing the juvenile hornbills, the WRRT transported them to the Release [...]
Sunda Pangolin – Critically Endangered – Camera Trap
Why are Sunda pangolins endangered? Also called scaly anteaters because of their preferred diet, pangolins are increasingly victims of illegal wildlife crime. How many pangolins are killed each year? The wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC found last year that Indonesia, one of the last strongholds of the critically endangered Sunda Pangolin, is losing up to 10,000 pangolins a year to poachers. How big can a [...]