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Saving the siamese crocodile: cambodia moves to protect one of the world’s last wild populations
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Saving the siamese crocodile: cambodia moves to protect one of the world’s last wild populations

I am absolutely thrilled to share this wonderful news from the Cardamom mountains in Cambodia. It turns out that the Indigenous Chorng communities have been the secret guardians of the Siamese crocodile all along, helping scientists rediscover this critically endangered species. Now, the government has officially declared a massive wetland area as a genetic conservation site to keep these incredible reptiles safe. It is just amazing to see how local knowledge and modern conservation can work together to bring a species back from the brink. And here is the thing - this 'genetic bank' could eventually help restore populations across all of south-east Asia!
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