A review of the wild animal trade in Cambodia

Royal ordinance No.24, issued 12 Feb 1940, established a closed hunting season (July - November) and prohibited hunting without a license. Current legislation includes a ban on the hunting of wild animals in cambodia, but enforcement is haphazard.

rhino probably extinct

Records left by Chinese merchants and visitors such as Chou Ta-Kuan (1296-1297) during the Angkor period, list ivory, rhino horn ... as the principal forest produce for export. In 1992-1994: wildlife traders said there were no authentic rhino products available. Fake rhino horn made from cattle horn were observed on sale at Poipet in 1992 and in 1994, those made from wild Buffalo were priced between $2 and $50. Martin observed no genuine rhino horn on sale in 1994.