Cambodia and WWF launch anti-bushmeat campaign in Mondulkiri province

Photo from Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Oct 22 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Ministry of Environment and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have co-organised a campaign to stop wildlife trafficking in Mondulkiri province with the purpose of protecting Cambodia's wildlife resources.

The campaign also aim to contribute to the protection of public health, with experts saying that bushmeat consumption brings people into close contact with wildlife, which comes with a risk of infection by zoonotic illnesses as well as increased risk of food-bourne illnesses.