Woman park ranger blazes trail guarding rare hog deer

Chhin Phat Thavdy stands at Prek Prasob Wildlife Sanctuary in Kratie province earlier this year. - The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

KRATIE, July 29 (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Prek Prasob Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the flooded forests along the Mekong River in Chroy Banteay commune of Prek Prasob district in Kratie province.

The sanctuary is home to the extremely rare and highly endangered hog deer species, which happen to be protected by another rarity of sorts – one of the Ministry of Environment’s few women who are serving as park rangers.