WWF expresses sorrow over loss of globally endangered wildlife
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) shared its sadness over the loss of two adult female Banteng in Northeastern part of Cambodia, according to its statement released recently.
The two Banteng are believed to have been shot dead a few days inside Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri province.
The officials with the Provincial Department of Environment and the Forestry Administration Cantonment have discovered on May 13, 2020 the animals’ carcasses inside the protected area and decided to bury the animals at the location where they were found.
The passing of these Banteng represents a significant loss of a globally important wild cattle species, already listed on the IUCN Red List as globally endangered. The Banteng population is threatened by a series of substantial pressures from poaching, snaring, habitat fragmentation and loss.
