785 Animals Rescued in Major Boat Raid
The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) is a small group, yet has the enormous responsibility of detecting and prosecuting illegal wildlife trade offenders across all 26 provinces of Cambodia. Because the small team has such a monumental task, the WRRT has been working to improve their relationships with other Forestry Administrations and provincial Law Enforcement Authorities involved in wildlife crime detection. Through [...]
Tigers to be Reintroduced to Cambodia
We are excited to announce that on March 22, 2016, the Royal Government of Cambodia passed the Cambodia Tiger Action Plan (CTAP), a landmark commitment to reintroduce tigers back into Cambodia. Tigers have not been seen in Cambodia since 2007 and in an effort to revive the population, the government has approved a reintroduction plan. This plan is part of the Tx2 [...]
World’s First Transnational Tiger Reintroduction Plan
Press Conference featuring WWF and Wildlife Alliance. We would like to applaud The Royal Government of Cambodia on its commitment to protecting tigers from extinction with the passing of Cambodia's Tiger Action Plan (CTAP), which was approved on March 22, 2016. Tigers have not been seen in Cambodia since 2007 and in an effort to revive the population, the government has approved of [...]
Students Draw Attention to Wildlife Trafficking at School Event
The International School of Phnom Penh’s Grade 5 class hosted their annual PYP Exhibition on March 22-23 and it was amazing! Wildlife trafficking has become a hot topic among the students and was featured prominently in this year’s expo. Several NGOs, including Wildlife Alliance, were invited to speak to the students late last year about social and environmental challenges and the [...]
Saving the Cardamoms
The Southern Cardamom Mountain Range is part of one the most threatened biodiversity hotspots in the world – the Indo-Burma Region. Encompassing over 490 million acres of tropical Asia, the Indo-Burma region, which consists of Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and parts of Southern China, is home to some of the world’s most endangered animals and plants. Six large mammal species [...]
Help Construct a Primate Conservation Center at PTWRC
Rescued Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon at PTWRC The primary purpose of Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) is to provide rescued wildlife with a safe and happy home to recover. PTWRC currently rehabilitates and cares for different species of primates such as gibbons, lorises, langurs, and macaques. Several of these species are classified by IUCN as Near Threatened, Vulnerable, or Endangered and all [...]
The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) is a small group, yet has the enormous responsibility of detecting and prosecuting illegal wildlife […]
We are excited to announce that on March 22, 2016, the Royal Government of Cambodia passed the Cambodia Tiger Action Plan […]
Press Conference featuring WWF and Wildlife Alliance.
We would like to applaud The Royal Government of Cambodia on its commitment […]
The International School of Phnom Penh’s Grade 5 class hosted their annual PYP Exhibition on March 22-23 and it was […]
The Southern Cardamom Mountain Range is part of one the most threatened biodiversity hotspots in the world – the Indo-Burma Region. […]
Rescued Yellow-Cheeked Gibbon at PTWRC
The primary purpose of Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) is to provide rescued wildlife […]