World March 31, 2008 15:12 PM
US Helps Cambodia Protect Asian Elephant
PHNOM PENH, March 31 (Bernama) -- The US Government has granted nearly
US$50,000 to help Cambodia protect the endangered Asian elephant, the
Vietnam news agency (VNA) quoted the US embassy in Cambodia, as
saying.
The sum will be pumped through the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the
embassy said.
Since 2002, the US Government has allocated over US$1 million for
raising public awareness and implementing measures to conserve Asian
Elephant in Cambodia.
According to WWF, Asian elephants are listed as "endangered" on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Asian elephant numbers are estimated to be down to around 40,000
animals left in the wild with over 600 living in Cambodia.
-- BERNAMA
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