A rare species of wild Banteng was found dead by park rangers on Friday in a forest in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district, in Morakot commune, due to a hunter’s trap. According to the report, the Banteng weighed about one tonne, got its right leg caught in the trap and was alive for at least a night  before dying.

 

Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra said that the ministry regrets the loss of this Banteng which is a rare species in the world. “It is shocking to see these rare species in the world still under threat of hunting and trapping,” he said. He added that in 2020, nearly 50,000 traps were removed by rangers from protected areas across the country.

 

Pheaktra said that in Cambodia, there are between 2,700 and 5,700 Banteng. This makes Cambodia the most populous country in the world, with the total number of Banteng in the world being estimated at between 5,900 and 11,000. Thailand and Indonesia also have only a few hundred Banteng.

 

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If there are still people who would like to eat wild animals, he added, then hunting and trapping will continue even with the strict implementation of the law.

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Thank heaven this could not happen in Thailand....