The Ministry of Environment (MoE), Royal Gendarmerie Khmer and Wildlife Alliance rangers from Koh Pao patrol station (Koh Kong) received information about gunshots coming from the two illegal settlements built inside the Cardamom National Park protected area. The MoE Officers quickly intervened and confiscated two homemade guns, one chainsaw, electric fishing gear, and wild animals parts.

The Southern Cardamom National Park is home to over 50 IUCN red-listed species and as a Global Ecoregion, it is one of the most significant conservation places on the planet. The main threats to most of these species are habitat loss/degradation and hunting. Wildlife Alliance’s Forest Protection Program is countering these threats by stopping poachers and loggers like these every day.