RCAF stripping timber from Oral Wildlife Sanctuary: probe
Military vehicles are hauling wood from a protected area to be burned as fuel in garment factories, investigators from NGO Wildlife Alliance have found. Seng Bunra, country director of NGO Conservation International, said on August 16 that RCAF trucks have become notorious for taking wood from the wildlife sanctuary. However, he only became aware it was destined for factories on Monday. “The army trucks are very active, transporting fuel wood from the Oral Wildlife Sanctuary. I learned from Wildlife Alliance on August 16 that it’s not really for cooking but maybe [being taken] to garment factories,” Bunra said. William Conklin, country director for labour rights NGO Solidarity Centre, said it was not the first time he had heard of factories using wood for fuel.
