Wildlife Rescued at Floating Zoo

Sunday, December 18, 2011

The Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team works throughout Cambodia to prevent the illegal trade and trafficking of wildlife.  This usually means patrolling roads, raiding markets, and policing border towns.  Yet, it sometimes also means rescuing animals from unsafe conditions, even if they are not in danger of being trafficked.  Recently, Wildlife Alliance received a tip that several animals were being held inhumanely and put on display at a floating zoo on Tonle Sap Lake near Siem Reap. The WRRT raided the zoo, rescued the animals which included long-tailed macaques, civets, various species of birds, pythons, and a leopard cat, and brought them to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center to be rehabilitated and cared for by their able team of veterinarians. (wildlife Alliance)