Project Report
| Apr 11, 2012
Clinic for Baby Animals at Phnom Tamao
By Beth Eisenstaedt | Assistant Director of Development
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Chhouk with Nick Marx
Our Care for Rescued Wildlife team does an incredible job of caring for the animals Wildlife Alliance rescues from the illegal wildlife trade – the most vulnerable of which are the babies, especially those that have lost their mothers or been separated from their family groups. So far, our track record in nurturing baby animals is good – but it can be better. Animals like Chhouk – who was just a baby and missing a leg when we found him in the forest – can survive and even thrive under the expert care of our team. But the facilities we currently have are sorely lacking when one considers the level of care that is necessary to ensure the survival of these most defenseless victims of wildlife trafficking. Watch the video below to see what Wildlife Alliance does to help these and all the animals at Phnom Tamao against great odds.
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Feb 28, 2012
Wildlife Programs Annual Report 2011
By Beth Eisenstaedt | Assistant Director of Development
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Read the attached annual report to see all the amazing achievements by our animal husbandry specialists and wildlife rescue team this year as they work tirelessly to rescue, protect, and care for Cambodia's vulnerable and endangered wildlife. 2011 saw many successes - a new prosthesis for Chhouk, our male adolescent elephant missing a leg, countless births and updated enclosures, and over 4,500 life animals rescued from the wildlife trade. We also had some setbacks like the outbreak of avian flu over the summer and the death of Sambo, a rogue bull elephant we had rescued. We are looking forward, as always, to our new projects for 2012 including building a baby nursery, improving the enclosure for Pursat, the only hairy-nosed otter currently living in captivity, and initiating a conservation breeding program for the endangered Indochinese Tiger. We are grateful for everyone's support and look forward to hearing from you in this new year!
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Dec 8, 2011
Gibbon Update at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Cente
By Beth Eisenstaedt | Assistant Director of Development
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On November 17, 2011, a baby gibbon was born in the rehabilitation area at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. The baby was born to a recently introduced pair of gibbons, but the female was very nervous and not expected to breed. Luckily, a healthy baby was born to her and she and her mate are now proud parents!
One of our main objectives with our Care for Rescued Wildlife program is to eventually reintroduce rescued animals to the wild. Other than animals that will require lifetime care, any animals that can be successfully weaned from their dependence on and familiarity with humans are intended for release. We have more than 60 gibbons at PTWRC, most of whom have been rescued, then hand-raised by humans and therefore unsuitable for release. However, all baby gibbons born at PTWRC are mother-raised. Other than the newest addition to our gibbon population, there are 3 other baby gibbons, 2 males and 1 female that have been mother-raised and therefore less accepting of humans. We hope that within a year, a pair of these gibbons would be able to be taken to a release site to start the process of reintroduction. They are currently wary of humans and kept in a 1 hectare (approx. 2.5 acre), well-treed enclosure where they are becoming more and more remote. A successful release of a pair of gibbons would help us fulfill our ultimate goal of reintroduction of wildlife.
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