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    ‘Endangered’ monkeys found in Mondulkiri

    The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) revealed on Tuesday the discovery of over 20,000 endangered black-shanked douc langurs and about 1,200 endangered yellow-cheeked crested gibbons in Cambodia, mostly in Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary.​ ...

    Voun Dara
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/endangered-monkeys-found-mondulkiri

    8 Giant Ibis nests discovered in wildlife sanctuaries in Cambodia

    Eight Giant Ibis nests have been found in the middle of the nesting season this year, running from May through to October, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society in Cambodia (WCS Cambodia). ...

    Heng Panha/AKP
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50755672/8-giant-ibis-nests-discovered-in-wildlife-sanctuaries-in-cambodia-2/

    Royal turtles handed over for conservation

    The Environment Ministry yesterday received two Royal turtles, weighing about 20 kilogrammes each, which were donated by a woman who bought them from fishermen in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district. ...

    Pech Sotheary
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50737776/royal-turtles-handed-over-for-conservation/

    Population of vultures on the decline, census shows

    The Ministry of Environment joined the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Wednesday to conduct an annual census of vultures in five areas in Stung Treng, Mondulkiri, Ratanakkiri and Preah Vihear provinces. ...

    Ry Sochan
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/population-vultures-decline-census-shows

    Concerns over poisoning of giant ibises in Preah Vihear

    The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has expressed concern for the impact on birds, domestic animals and even humans after three giant ibises died of poisoning in Chhaeb district in Preah Vihear province. ...

    Ry Sochan
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/concerns-over-poisoning-giant-ibises-preah-vihear

    Three of Cambodia’s national bird, the Giant Ibis, killed in protected area

    In a single deliberate poisoning event, three Giant Ibis, equivalent to 1-2 percent of the global population, have been killed – part of a disturbing global trend where conservationists are noticing increases in hunting of protected species since the spread of coronavirus began to disrupt ...

    Khmer Times Staff
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714406/three-of-cambodias-national-bird-the-giant-ibis-killed-in-protected-area/

    Royal turtle eggs found in Koh Kong

    Three royal turtle nests containing 51 eggs have been found in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district. The discovery was made by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), fisheries administration officials, and conservationists from the local community. ...

    Soth Koemsoeun
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-turtle-eggs-found-koh-kong

    Wildlife groups commend China’s live market closures

    The World Wide Fund (WWF) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have expressed support for the Chinese government which has imposed a ban on wildlife trade as it is suspected of being behind the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus infection. The WCS also called on ...

    Voun Dara
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wildlife-groups-commend-chinas-live-market-closures

    More than 400 endangered turtle eggs found in Kratie

    Conservationists have found more than 400 eggs of the Asian Giant Softshell Turtle along the Mekong River in Kratie province since the beginning of November. A Wildlife Conservation Society statement yesterday said that the conservationists from Community Fisheries, Fisheries Administration and WCS found 13 nests ...

    Mom Kunthear
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50680487/more-than-400-endangered-turtle-eggs-found-in-kratie

    Wildlife Conservation Society calls for publicity over animal trafficking

    The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) on Tuesday requested increased publicity of illegal wildlife trafficking, although it said the number of offences had declined since the laws were strengthened and more rigorously enforced. ...

    Voun Dara
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wildlife-conservation-society-calls-publicity-over-animal-trafficking

    Drought a ‘grave concern’

    Local communities in rural areas across the Kingdom have expressed grave concerns over the severe lack of water for their daily consumption amid a prolonged drought that has caused streams, creeks, lakes and ponds to gradually dry up. Due to high demand for water to ...

    Khouth Sophak Chakrya
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/drought-grave-concern

    Elephant found dead in Mondulkiri protected area

    An elephant was found dead at a cashew nut plantation in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima district on Sunday. Experts initially thought the elephant may have been poisoned by a chemicals used by locals, but later confirmed it had been shot. ...

    Long Kimmarita
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/elephant-found-dead-mondulkiri-protected-area

    Calls for sustainable rice in the face of global warming

    The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) has called for private-public partnerships to secure a sustainable global rice supply while the sector is being increasingly impacted by climate change. At the 8th Annual Plenary and General Assembly of the SRP held in Siem Reap this week, 150 ...

    Post Staff
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-federation-argue-against-european-tariffs-cambodian-exports

    Rare turtle hatchlings come home to Kratie

    More than 560 endangered Asian giant softshell turtle hatchlings were released on Thursday into their natural habitat along the Mekong River in Kratie province, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said. ...

    Niem Chheng
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rare-turtle-hatchlings-come-home-kratie

    WCS finds endangered stork nests in Keo Seima

    The Wildlife Conservation Society has found seven nests of the globally-threatened Lesser Adjutant Stork in Mondulkiri province’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary. Sot Vandoeun, WCS’ wildlife monitoring team leader, said on Tuesday that it is the first time that WCS has found the bird’s nest in ...

    Mom Kunthear
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50534472/wcs-finds-endangered-stork-nests-in-keo-seima/

    Gibbons facing threat

    While hunting in the Kingdom’s wildlife sanctuaries has abated, the use of traps have become widespread. That, coupled with deforestation, has caused grave concerns among conservationists who fear the extinction of the endangered yellow-cheeked crested gibbons. ...

    Khouth Sophak Chakrya
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gibbons-facing-threat

    NGOs decry vulture decline

    Vultures in the Kingdom are facing an increasingly high risk of extinction as the birds have shown a 50 per cent decline in numbers since the late 2000s, a joint announcement from environmental organisations said on Saturday, quoting a report. ...

    Khouth Sophak Chakrya
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-decry-vulture-decline

    Drive to replenish trees in Mondulkiri

    Junior Chamber International Cambodia, in collaboration with WCS Cambodia, will hold a two-day tree planting event in Mondulkiri province starting on August 17 as part of a campaign to grow about 50,000 trees from this year to 2020. ...

    Pav Suy
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50519337/drive-to-replenish-trees-in-mondulkiri/

    Animals dying from poisoned pond raises health concerns

    A Wildlife Conservation Society official yesterday expressed concern about the potential impact on birds, livestock and humans after a poisoned pond was found in a conservation area in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district. ...

    Mom Sophon
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50114898/animals-dying-from-poisoned-pond-raises-health-concerns/

    Students learn wildlife conservation benefits

    Students in Kampong Thom and Siem Reap provinces last week learned that protecting wildlife can be beneficial to both local communities and the environment at a workshop hosted by the Wildlife Conservation Society. ...

    Mom Kunthear
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50114897/students-learn-wildlife-conservation-benefits/

    Mondulkiri villages to get REDD+ funds

    Twenty villages in Mondulkiri province are set to receive at least $10,000 each as a result of the $2.6 million carbon credit purchase by the Walt Disney Company in 2016, under a scheme meant to protect the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, officials said yesterday.​This would ...

    Yesenia Amaro and Phak Seangly
    http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mondulkiri-villages-get-redd-funds

    White-shouldered ibis nests discovered in Preah Vihear

    Six nests of the critically endangered white-shouldered ibis have been found in the northern plains of Preah Vihear province. According to a statement from the Wildlife Conservation Society yesterday, the nests were found in Tmatbouy village in the Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary. ...

    Ven Rathavong
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50112246/white-shouldered-ibis-nests-discovered-in-preah-vihear/

    Cambodia tops region for fires detected from space

    Yet again, the Kingdom this year burns brighter than its neighbours, with fires in Cambodia being detected from space at a much higher rate than any other country in the region, according to a NASA report published last week. It’s likely a product of both ...

    Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon
    http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-tops-region-fires-detected-space

    Heritage park gets boundary posts

    Forty concrete posts have been placed at key locations along the boundary of Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park in Preah Vihear province, paving the way for rangers to patrol the park and enforce forestry and wildlife protection laws. The work was conducted by officials from the ...

    Mom Kunthear
    http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50110230/heritage-park-gets-boundary-posts/

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