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Magawa, rat who detected landmines in Cambodia, dies in retirement

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Yikes! Two TONS of Snakes & Tortoises Seized

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In Cambodia. Cambodian police confiscated two tons of live snakes and tortoises and arrested two men trying to smuggle the slithering cargo up a river from Cambodia to Vietnam, authorities said Thursday. Tags: wildlife smuggling cambodia wildlife trafficking reptiles tortoises snakes. Yes, that's right. From the AP last week.

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I Hear Vultures Are Making A Comeback

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Cambodia’s “Vulture Restaurants&# are helping to increase the numbers of three imperiled species of vulture. Populations are trending upward and there is new hope for the carrion eaters still dealing with the ravages of diclofenac, a drug used to treat livestock that vultures then consume, causing their death.

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It Takes a Village: How Indian Women Are Saving a Stork

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It’s also endangered, with populations in India and Cambodia numbering barely around the 1,000 mark. Image by ChanduBandi/Wikimedia Commons. The Greater Adjutant Stork is large, striking, and revered in Hindu mythology. But it’s getting a helping hand from dozens of women in three Indian villages.

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Thai Police Rescue Monkeys Bound for Restaurant

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Thai Highway Police in Sa Kaeo province have rescued 24 baby crab-eating monkeys, arresting a Thai driver and five undocumented Cambodians attempting to smuggle the endangered species to Cambodia, where they were destined for cooking pots in.Chinese specialty restaurants in Cambodia.

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20 Cows Die After Being Poisoned By Pesticides In Kampong Thom Province Cambodia

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Cambodian Blood Sport: Crocodiles Tearing Live Animals Apart

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It's happening at the Siem Reap Crocodile Farm in Cambodia. Disgusting.

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