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The Pangolin Rehabilitation Center
© Dan Challender / Carnivore & Pangolin Conservation Program
The Pangolin Rehabilitation Center (PRC) was opened in December of 2012 as a specialized facility that provides care and treatment to pangolins rescued from the wildlife trade in Cambodia.
The PRC is located at the Phnom Tamao Zoological Park and Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) in Takeo Province, and staffed by a well-trained and dedicated team who care for the pangolins until they are ready for release back into the wild. The center also aims to raise awareness of the plight of the pangolin and to do so have been fitted with information signs about the species, the wildlife trade and how the public can help.
The PRC was created through a joint initiative between the Cambodian Forestry Administration, (within the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Royal Government of Cambodia) (FA) and Conservation International (CI) to bolster conservation efforts for this species.
The PRC is the second such official and formally recognized pangolin rehabilitation facility in Cambodia. The other is the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap Province which has been in place for a several years, and cares for injured pangolins from the northern part of Cambodia.
The PRC is located at the Phnom Tamao Zoological Park and Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) in Takeo Province, and staffed by a well-trained and dedicated team who care for the pangolins until they are ready for release back into the wild. The center also aims to raise awareness of the plight of the pangolin and to do so have been fitted with information signs about the species, the wildlife trade and how the public can help.
The PRC was created through a joint initiative between the Cambodian Forestry Administration, (within the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Royal Government of Cambodia) (FA) and Conservation International (CI) to bolster conservation efforts for this species.
The PRC is the second such official and formally recognized pangolin rehabilitation facility in Cambodia. The other is the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap Province which has been in place for a several years, and cares for injured pangolins from the northern part of Cambodia.
