Suy Senglim credits a French journalist he met in 2000 for his interest in photography. Since 2012, the Cambodian man has used his love of photography for a good cause: protecting wildlife. As more and more animal species began to disappear from Kandal province, he grew worried. So he created a photo project he hopes will bring more attention to the loss of natural habitat in Cambodia. Now 35 years old, Suy Senglim carefully documents each species he photographs. He records the common name of each creature, its scientific name and identifying qualities, and whether or not the species is endangered. He hopes to educate Cambodians about the importance of bird species and the effect development has on nature. “The biggest issue is damage to habitat and poaching. Besides that, it is due to demand from the rich who desire wild meat and who consider wild meat chemical-free,” he told VOA. The Giant Ibis is Cambodia’s national bird. It is considered critically endangered, with its population increasing and decreasing every year, he said. His photography work has showed him how lack of education and law enforcement makes the problem worse.
Title: Cambodian Photographer Teaches About Wildlife
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1643/cambodian_photog.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Cambodian Photographer Teaches About Wildlife' data-article-id='2162'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10292'>Suy Senglim credits a French journalist he met in 2000 for his interest in photography.</span> <span data-start-time='10292' data-end-time='22146'>Since 2012, the Cambodian man has used his love of photography for a good cause: protecting wildlife.</span> <span data-start-time='22146' data-end-time='31917'>As more and more animal species began to disappear from Kandal province, he grew worried.</span> <span data-start-time='31917' data-end-time='44042'>So he created a photo project he hopes will bring more attention to the loss of natural habitat in Cambodia.</span> <span data-start-time='44042' data-end-time='54333'>Now 35 years old, Suy Senglim carefully documents each species he photographs.</span> <span data-start-time='54333' data-end-time='67813'>He records the common name of each creature, its scientific name and identifying qualities, and whether or not the species is endangered.</span> <span data-start-time='67813' data-end-time='78667'>He hopes to educate Cambodians about the importance of bird species and the effect development has on nature.</span> <span data-start-time='78667' data-end-time='84604'>“The biggest issue is damage to habitat and poaching.</span> <span data-start-time='84604' data-end-time='97979'>Besides that, it is due to demand from the rich who desire wild meat and who consider wild meat chemical-free,” he told VOA.</span> <span data-start-time='97979' data-end-time='103708'>The Giant Ibis is Cambodia’s national bird.</span> <span data-start-time='103708' data-end-time='114500'>It is considered critically endangered, with its population increasing and decreasing every year, he said.</span> <span data-start-time='114500' data-end-time='125500'>His photography work has showed him how lack of education and law enforcement makes the problem worse.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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