The Last Chance to Save Prey Lang

Voice over in Khmer, sub title in English

It is a mixed of fun and hardworking

Sithan in his action, photo from Sithan's Facebook

Mr. Phann Sithan is an active birdlife and forest preservation activist. He works for "Birdlife International-Cambodia Programme" based in Stung Treng's Siem Pang district. He spends most of his time travelling to and working in bird/wildlife sanctuary.

For others, this type of job is considered as hard. But Mr. Sithan thinks it is both fun and hard-work. 'It is a mixed of fun and hardwork', he wrote on a Facebook chat. Any job is hard, but I can manage and be happy with it, he added.

More info on Sithan: https://www.facebook.com/phann.sithan

Sithan and his group from Birdlife International-Cambodia, @Phann Sithan

One of Sithan's colleague, photo from Sithan's Facebook 

      

Cambodia is home to a diverse array of wildlife. There are 212 mammal species, 536 bird species, 176 reptile species (including 89 subspecies), 850 freshwater fish species (Tonle Sap Lake area), and 435 marine fish species, according to an article written on Wikipedia on Wildlife of Cambodia, March 2013.

Read in detail, please go to Wildlife of Cambodia.

Ven. But Bun Tenh, president of IMNSJ arrested

Venerable But Buntenh, president of Independent Monk Network for Justice, IMNSJ was arrested Friday morning July 1, 2016 in Preah Vihear's guesthouse.

The authorities of Preah Vihea province arrived at my guesthouse room and arrested me, Ven. Bun Bun Tenh wrote on his Facebook profile today, Friday morning July 1, 2016. I am being accused of entered the province without giving any notice [to the authority] and also of having meeting with Prey Long community at the guesthouse without giving notice to authority before the meeting can be held.

My activity here is to educate community members to participate in protecting the natural resources including forests, Prey Long, and mountains, he added. Why I am being arrested just because of my involvement in educating them to protect the forests?