You can protect this wildlife haven
In the stunning Virachey National Park in northern Cambodia, Fauna & Flora is working to strengthen the park’s management, survey its biodiversity and support local communities to ensure that the forest is adequately protected.
Please donate now and help conserve Virachey National Park’s precious biodiversity.
Why is Virachey National Park important?
Virachey national park is over 3,000 square kilometres in size, and is one of only two Asian heritage parks found in Cambodia.
It’s a true treasure trove of biodiversity: in 2018, Fauna & Flora conducted a population assessment of the northern yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, finding that Virachey National Park is the species’ most important global stronghold.
Then, during biodiversity surveys in 2021, we were able to capture camera-trap footage of the large-antlered muntjac, the first time such footage had ever been captured in Cambodia.
The park also serves as a vital habitat for a large number of other endangered species, including red-collared woodpeckers, Asiatic black bears and clouded leopards.
Large-antlered muntjac caught by a cameratrap in Virachey National Park, Cambodia
How is Fauna & Flora helping to conserve Virachey National Park’s biodiversity?
Biodiversity surveys
Since the start of our project in Virachey, we’ve conducted extensive surveys to better understand the biodiversity of this little-explored protected area, including the presence, status and distribution of threatened species.
© Jeremy Holden
Watching birds in Virachey National Park.
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The diversity of species in Virachey is stunning - this is an irregular bow-fingered gecko.
Zonation and management plan
Working closely with the Ministry of Environment, we’ve secured greater protection for this vital biodiversity haven and established a zonation and management plan.
Capacity building & Community Engagement
We also built the capacity of the Provincial Department of Environment to strengthen the protection of the area and supported indigenous communities to establish sustainable agroforestry south of the park, reducing encroachment and promoting the careful management of community-protected areas.
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A ranger with the Ratanakiri Provincial Department of Environment sets a camera trap deep inside Virachey National Park.