(IN) Enforcement team conduct six seizure in three days

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*Enforcement team conduct six seizure in three days*

 

*March 6-7-8, 2010: *six seizures were made by a well-motivated enforcement

team supported by WWF in three days. The seizures were done in Kohnheak,

Pichda and Sen Monorom districts of Mundulkiri Province.

 

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Small tractor with luxury wood, one oxcart with luxury wood, 3 chain saw,

one motor bike, 25 kg of Banteng *(Bos javanicus)* Meat, 8 dried pigmy loris

*(**Nycticebus pygmaeus)*, 1 dried giant flying squirrel *(Petaurista

phgilipensis)*, 1 muntjak* (Muntiacas muntjak)* head and one stump-tailed

macaque *(Macaca arctoides)* baby were seized in six separate instances. A

total of 10 enforcement team members from Forestry Administration and

Military Police were involved in the operations.

 

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**On 6th March Patrolling team of Namram and Trapeang Tranch outpost lead by

Ten Sera, Ranger with Forestry Administration confiscated one small tractor

with luxury wood, 3 chain saw and 25 kg of banteng meat with motorbike. 45

year old Chin Sreing, resident of Chmear village was arrested with the

banteng meat. During the questioning he told the team that he bought this

meat from another poacher from same area in 120 USD and he was transporting

it to Ratnakiri to another trader. Investigation is going on to find other

offenders involve in the case. Court case has been filed under the forestry

law of Cambodia.

 

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**On same night team confiscated luxury wood (*Dalbergia bariensis* locally

knows as Neang Nuon) with one oxcart near Die Ey village.

 

On 7th morning when enforcement team was making court case for the banteng

meat, team received information from WWF informant network on some rare

species in Busra. The team left to the location and confiscated 3 Pgmy

loris, 1 giant flying squirrel, and 1 muntjak head trophy. The offenders run

from the location, team is trying to find them.

 

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**On the way back from the busra team confiscated one stump-tailed macaque

baby kept illegally in the house. According to the offender baby macaque has

lost his hand during the trapping. It was release back into the wild after

the rescue.

 

On 8th morning received information from WWF informant network on pigmy

loris, team acted quickly and left to the location. Mr. Roth Vichet of

Mobile team lead the team. 5 pigmy loris were confiscated from one shop in

Sen Monorom.

 

*Confiscated pigmy Loris from Sen Monorom*

 

“These seizures show the increase in illegal activities in the area, our

team need to work hard to control the illegal activities” said Keo Sopheak,

Manager Mundulkiri Protected Forest.

 

“We need to work on arrest and court cases, that would act as deterrent for

the criminals” said Rohit Singh Technical Advisor-Protected Areas.

 

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Rohit Singh

MSc Wildlife Sciences

Wildlife Biologist

Associate Fellow- Conservation Research Group Kerala

Advisor- Dhruv Social Awareness Forum

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