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Crocodile release at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary.
Crocodile release at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary.
© Rising Phoenix / photo by Jonathan C. Eames

Securing a Self-Sustaining Population of Siamese Crocodile in Cambodia

Grantee Name: Rising Phoenix Co. Ltd.

Hotspot
Indo-Burma
Location
Cambodia
Amount
$178,000
Dates
Mar 2023 – Jun 2025
Keywords
Fisheries, Freshwater, Restoration, Species Conservation

Promote a self-sustaining population of Siamese crocodile at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary by releasing at least 40 five-year-old crocodiles to create a viable Siamese crocodile population, strengthening fisheries and habitat management along the O’Khampa stream, and raising the profile of the ecological restoration demonstration project at Siem Pang, to allow replication of activities at other sites.

Strategic Direction :

6 Demonstrate scalable approaches for integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services into development planning in the priority corridors

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