Ministry of Environment secretary of state Neth Pheaktra noted that the introduction of the second phase of the ministry’s zero-snaring campaign was proceeding well, and illustrated the support of the ministry’s partner organisations to create joint efforts to ensure the safety of wildlife, as well as the tourists who visit the Kingdom’s protected areas.
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Cambodia warns of ‘virus threat’ posed by bush meat Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
According to a recent scientific study, many of the viruses that caused some of the world’s most serious health risk outbreaks were transmitted from wild animals to humans. These include Hendra, Nipah, SARS, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19), according to Seng Teak, country director of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Cambodia.
The Ministry of Environment and several partner NGOs kicked off phase II of the Zero Snaring campaign in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district on April 22. The campaign aims to end animal trapping and the illegal wildlife trade in Cambodia.