Fauna
Fauna: Turritella terebra in Cambodia’s Coastal Ecosystems
Turritella terebrain Cambodia’s coastal waters is a tall, spiral sea snail that thrives on sandy and muddy bottoms in shallow...
Eld’s Deer in Cambodia: The Enduring Struggle for Survival
Eld’s deer (Rucervus eldii), known locally as “romeang” (រមាំង), holds a unique ecological and cultural significance in Cambodia’s landscapes and...
Picture of the day: Mekong’s Last Irrawaddy Dolphins
Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris, Khmer: សត្វផ្សោត sat phsaot) in Cambodia are critically endangered riverine dolphins, with fewer than 100 adults...
The Return of the Giant: Saving Cambodia’s Asian Softshell Turtle
The Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii) (Khmer: កន្ធាយក្បាលកង្កែប kanteay kbal kangkaep, litt. frog-head softshell turtle), also known as Cantor's...
The Banteng: Cambodia’s Wild Cattle of the Forests
Among the wild cattle species of Southeast Asia, the banteng stands out in both grace and rarity. Strong yet elegant,...
Picture of the day: Cantor’s turtle
Cantor's turtle (Khmer: សត្វកន្ធាយក្បាលកង្កែប kânteay kbal kâng-kaep), once thought extinct in Cambodia, survives in the Mekong River, where ongoing conservation...
The Elusive Dhole in Cambodia: An Ancient Predator’s Shrinking World
If you walked in the forests of Cambodia a century ago, the soundscape would have been much different. Tigers left...
The Greater Adjutant in Cambodia: Conservation, Culture, and the Future
Greater adjutants (Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0) The greater adjutant (Khmer: ត្រដក់ធំ trâ-dâk thum, Leptoptilos dubius) is one of...
Giant Ibis: Cambodia’s National Bird
Giant ibis (Source: AKP) The Giant Ibis (Pseudibis gigantea, Khmer: សត្វត្រយ៉ងយក្ស sat tra-yang yeak) holds a special place in Cambodia,...
The Pileated Gibbon: Cambodia’s Endangered Forest Acrobat
Female crowned gibbon, Korat Zoo (Kongkham6211, CC BY-SA 4.0) The Pileated Gibbon: An Overview The Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) is...
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