Rare footage of a n elephant herd roaming through Cambodia's biggest forest sanctuary has signaled the Success of a 14 year conservation programme and raised hopes for the endangered species' survival. The footage shows 12 elephants, including young, grazing and lumbering through the forest.
Conservation International released the footage on Friday as it launched a trust fund that aims to secure long term funding for the scheme in one of south-east Asia's most biodiverse areas.
The several young are here indicates that the elephants are reproducing
which is a good sign that their environment is stable and they are not
under stress. The footage was taken a few months ago, was the first time so many elephants had been captured on film in the Caradamoms which is home to about one third of Cambodia's endangered and rare species.
There are believed to only be about 200-250 elephants in the Cardamoms with another population of similar size in eastern Cambodia.
Source: The Guardian
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