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 [...]
Asian Elephant – Cambodia
Is the Asian elephant an endangered species? Even where suitable habitat exists, poaching remains a threat to elephants in many areas. In 1989, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) banned the international trade in ivory. Why Asian elephant is endangered? They also have much smaller tusks. The largest threats to the Asian elephant are poaching and habitat [...]
Clouded Leopard caught on camera
Our goal is to restore wild populations and ensure that wild animals stay in the wild. We are documenting the recovery of wildlife species in the Cardamom Mountain Range (Cambodia’s largest tropical rainforest) that we have been protecting for over a decade. Wildlife populations were decimated and the forest was ravaged prior to our arrival. Thanks to systematic ranger law enforcement, [...]
Mobile Environment Education activities
Kouprey Express team participated in Youth Debate on Environment at MoE that has around 130 participants on the debate stage.Taught lessons on wildlife and habitat conservation to 123 (65 female) students as follows: 98 (54 female) students at Tiny Toones (NGO) in Phnom Penh. 25 (11 female) students at Empowering Youth in Cambodia (NGO) in Phnom Penh. Hosted environmental booths for [...]
Critically endangered pangolin pup born at release station!
In September the keepers at our Wildlife Release Station were delighted to discover that resident pangolin, Lucy, had given birth! Lucy was rescued after losing a front and hind foot in a poacher’s snare. Thankfully, she has recovered and avoided being added to the statistic that over a million pangolins have been illegally traded in the last decade – resulting in [...]
Rescued elephant, Chhouk, receives a new prosthetic foot
Chhouk, our young disabled male elephant, was recently fitted for a new prosthetic foot. We have been working with The Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (CSPO) for over 10 years now and they continue to work hard to provide Chhouk with the most innovative shoes around! This new model is 2-3kgs lighter than his previous shoes! The new shoe quickly [...]