By Demi Morjaria | Grants Manager
From January to April 2026, rangers protecting the Cardamom Rainforest Landscape conducted 2,137 patrols, covering 177,294 km of forest by foot, motorbike, boat, and car.
The most memorable rescue in the last few months came in February, when the Strung Proat Patrol Unit rescued a baby pangolin. Due to his young age and being without his mother, the pangolin was handed over to the Wildlife Release Station in Koh Kong for further care. The pangolin weighed 400g and needed handfeeding using goat milk powder. It is the Station’s first time taking care of an orphaned pangolin that needed feeding every two hours, day and night. In March, we reduced the feeding time to every three hours. Now he is doing well, moving around often and digging in the soil to hunt for termites.
As you may be aware, pangolins are one of the most trafficked species in the world and classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. They are often wanted for their scales, which are composed of keratin and used in traditional medicine, and their meat, seen as a luxury delicacy in some regions. As their mothers are more heavily targeted, often the baby pangolins are orphaned and left alone without a chance of survival.
Thanks to your support, our rangers are working day and night to protect the forest and rescue endangered species.
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