Press Releases

Entries for May 2016

Community Patrol Teams in Seima forest

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Community Patrol Teams in Seima forest
(May 30, 2016)   -   There are more than 150 local community members involved in community patrolling activities with support from Forestry Administration (FA) and Military Police (MP) Officials.

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Posted in: Seima Forest


2016 Wildlife Monitoring Season Started

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2016 Wildlife Monitoring Season Started
(May 30, 2016)   -   The 2016 monitoring field season began in early December with the teams heading up to the northern transects.

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Posted in: Seima Forest


A helicopter flight over the Eastern Plains Landscape

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A helicopter flight over the Eastern Plains Landscape
(May 30, 2016)   -   On the 12th of May WCS staff joined representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Interior, USAID, and WWF for a helicopter flight over the Eastern Plains Landscape.

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Posted in: Seima Forest


Strengthening patrol techniques and law enforcement within Protected Areas

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Strengthening patrol techniques and law enforcement within Protected Areas
(May 30, 2016)   -   The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and supported by the US Forestry Service (USFS), conducted a 6-day practical training course for Sixty-one MoE rangers on strengthening patrol techniques and law enforcement within Protected Areas.

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Posted in: Northern Plains


A new and standardised facility for the IUCN Critically Endangered Royal turtles

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A new and standardised facility for the IUCN Critically Endangered Royal turtles
(May 30, 2016)   -   This facility will be serving for both breeding sanctuary and tourist attraction in the long run. 

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An Asiatic softshell turtle was rescued

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An Asiatic softshell turtle was rescued
(May 30, 2016)   -   An Asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea, Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List) was confiscated by a Forestry Administration law enforcement team.

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Posted in: Seima Forest


Camera Traps from Two Surveys Reveal an Array of Biodiversity Thriving in the Preah Vihear Protected Forest

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Camera Traps from Two Surveys Reveal an Array of Biodiversity Thriving in the Preah Vihear Protected Forest
(May 30, 2016)   -   Camera Traps from Two Surveys Reveal an Array of Biodiversity Thriving in the Preah Vihear Protected Forest.

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Posted in: Northern Plains


A baby great hornbill was found and rescued

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A baby great hornbill was found and rescued
(May 30, 2016)   -   A baby great hornbill was found and rescued by community law enforcement team.

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Posted in: Seima Forest


Slow loris was released back to the wild

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Slow loris was released back to the wild
(May 30, 2016)   -   A slow loris was rescued by law enforcement team and now released to the wild

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Posted in: Seima Forest


A baby black-shanked douc was rescued

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A baby black-shanked douc was rescued
(May 30, 2016)   -   WCS staff received a baby black-shanked douc from a local villager after he was found cowering alone at the bottom of a rubber tree in a plantation.

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Posted in: Seima Forest