Species conservation center organizes "Zero-Snaring" campaign

The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) is a Cambodian species conservation center. The local team was recently proud and honored to have organized the "Zero-Snaring" campaign in Siem Reap Province. This was carried out under the leadership of the Cambodian Ministry of Environment, in cooperation with partner organizations, and with the support of the administration and the Ministry of Environment of Siem Reap. "Snaring" refers to a specific type of hunting using snares.

The simple, but illegal in Cambodia, traps made of wire, cable, rope, or nylon cord, which poachers use daily, are cheap and easy to set up. They make no distinction between the animals they prey on. Mammals such as pangolins and monkeys, as well as birds, end up trapped in the snares and die a painful death.

According to the WWF, between 2010 and 2019, rangers discovered and removed over 230,000 traps in several protected areas in Cambodia. However, studies estimate that less than 30 percent of the set traps are actually found during rangers' patrols through difficult terrain. The snare trap crisis in Cambodia has thus reached a sad peak, as a WWF report from January 2022 shows.

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Against illegal hunting with snares

Great hope rests on a nationwide campaign launched by Cambodia's Ministry of Environment together with numerous partners in March 2022. With the goal of increasing public understanding of the importance of wildlife to the ecosystem and the need to protect wildlife and natural resources for sustainable development, the Zero Snaring Campaign has officially reached its tenth destination in Siem Reap Province.

The campaign itself has been running since March 2022 and always focuses on different regions of Cambodia. In addition to protecting wildlife, it furthermore addresses the health impacts of bushmeat consumption.