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Impunity for Cambodia’s exotic pet owners as trade outpaces legislation

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Cambodia's illegal wildlife trade persists largely in the open. Gas station menagerie in western Cambodia is emblematic of the ease with which even endangered species can be bought and sold. Collection includes cockatoos from Indonesia, marmosets and parakeets from South America, and a native gibbon.

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Impunity for Cambodia’s exotic pet owners as trade outpaces legislation

PURSAT, Cambodia — On the outskirts of the western Cambodian city of Pursat, some 180 kilometers, or 110 miles, north of Phnom Penh, tourists and travelers stream out of minivans parked in the forecourt of a PTT gas station. The Cambodian subsidiary of Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas conglomerate, PTT stands out as one of the country’s more modern gas station chains, sporting retail outlets popular in Thailand such as Café Amazon and 7-Eleven…

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