News Headline
Endangered wildlife face perilous future as vital habitat loses protection in Cambodia
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2022-02-08
In 2017, an elephant in Cambodia’s Kirium National Park was electrocuted as it leaned against power lines in a formerly forested area. This wasn’t an isolated incident—another elephant reportedly died in the same manner the previous year— and prompted conservationists to point to the widening imbalance between the need for development and conservation in Cambodia.