Wildlife sanctuary shrinks again
The Royal Cambodian Government has given another slice of the Boeung Per Wildlife Sanctuary to the agro-industry. A report in the Royal book released on October 12 states that 1,410 hectares had been granted to two unidentified private businesses for development, particularly the planting of rubber trees. Director of Boeung Per Wildlife Sanctuary Von Theoun said that there are now 10 companies developing about 100,000 of the 242,500 total hectares of land within the sanctuary…
