Wildlife Alliance rehabilitates animals rescued from Cambodia's illegal trade at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. After a period of care, ~80% are released into protected habitat. Animals unsuited for release are provided a permanent home in large, natural enclosures customized to their needs. Threatened species with good release prospects are able to bond and mate. Captive-bred offspring are released to bolster wild populations and species once extirpated are reintroduced to native sites.

The illegal wildlife trade is a multi-billion-dollar industry that threatens endangered species' survival and human health as zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19 emerge. Cambodia is both a wildlife source and transit country, and trafficking was rampant in 2001 when our Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team was established to crack down on the trade. Since then, our Team has rescued over 73,000 live animals, apprehended almost 8,000 offenders, and confiscated 42,000+ lbs. of wildlife meat and contraband.

Cambodia's Cardamom Rainforest Landscape is a global biodiversity hotspot and haven for endangered species such as Asian elephant, sun bear, and Sunda pangolin, but its wildlife faces increasing threats from habitat loss and poaching. Daily patrols by rangers from our 16 stations protect >1.3 million hectares of habitat from illegal loggers, land-grabbers, and hunters. Our rangers rescue live animals, remove deadly snares, combat land clearing, logging and poaching, and send offenders to court.

This pioneering project reintroduces Endangered pileated gibbons and other species to Angkor Archeological Park. Angkor's wildlife was decimated by hunting in the 20th century, but its ancient forests are now a well-protected UNESCO World Heritage site. We aim to recreate genetically diverse wildlife populations by releasing a cross-selection of unrelated small carnivores, primates, ungulates, and birds. Released gibbons, muntjac and otters are all raising wild-born offspring in Angkor already!