Pledges made for efforts to protect Cambodia's wildlife from hunters

RATANAKIRI, Cambodia－Officials and conservationists in Cambodia said on Sunday that wildlife is a key contributor to the development of ecotourism in the country, urging people to stop hunting and trading in order to protect wildlife species from extinction.

"Wildlife plays a crucial role in sustaining the ecological system. The loss of wildlife and biodiversity causes imbalances in the ecosystem," said Cambodian Ministry of Environment's secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra during the Zero-Snaring Campaign event held in far northeast Ratanakiri Province.

"We will further commit our collective efforts to end the snaring crisis, while urging all wild meat consumers to say no to bushmeat and participate in conserving all wildlife animal species."