At least 84 globally endangered Indian hog deer (Axis porcinus) roam about the grassland habitats of the Prek Prasob Wildlife Sanctuary, within the Mekong Flooded Forest (MFF) Landscape in Kratie province, a first-ever population survey found, raising hopes for conservation in Cambodia and the world.
Over 16,000 community members living in the natural protected areas of Mondulkiri province have completely shifted away from logging trees in the forests or hunting wildlife to growing crops and raising domesticated animals through the Poverty Alleviation Project set up by state institutions and other stakeholders.
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Mondulkiri provincial governor Thong Savon has advised environmental officials at the Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary to look for a suitable location to establish a wildlife breeding station and possibly establish a zoo in tandem with it to draw tourists, according to provincial administration spokesman Cheak Mengheang.
PHNOM PENH, April 7 (Xinhua) The participation from local communities is crucial to eradicate all types of snaring in protected areas and illegal wildlife tr