On World Elephant Day, Cambodia calls for participation in the protection and conservation of wild elephants in Cambodia

The Royal Government has called for participation in the protection and conservation of wild elephants in Cambodia after data from automatic cameras deployed in protected areas found that Asian elephants – and baby elephants – were living in herds in Cambodia’s protected areas

Speaking on the occasion of the World Elephant Day, which was held under the theme: “Together we protect and conserve elephants to survive” on August 12, HE Net Pheaktra, Secretary of State and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment. Asian elephants are under serious threat across their habitats, both globally and in Cambodia, as poaching, trapping, human-elephant conflict and domestic breeding are all necessary. We must work together to protect and conserve elephants.

He stressed that although the conservation situation of the protected area has improved in providing shelter, water sources and food for the elephants to live, some threats remain, especially the encroachment on illegal state forest land by groups. Corruption that affects elephant habitats and where elephants used to live and find food and water sources. In addition, wild elephants were found to be threatened by trapping and adoption, while habitat degradation has disrupted Asian elephants and negatively impacted long-term stability. The length of this important species.

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