Some news from Bokor Hill

[Sockhom]

Sad news I'm afraid:
http://carnivorousockhom.blogspot.co...okor-hill.html

François.

[bactrus]

Indeed it is sad news for nature. On the other hand, Cambodia and its people needs investors and businesses to develop the backward country. I hate to loose the biodiversity but this I call it a cost of development.

Like the song from Counting Crows and I quote (I modified in red):

They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

They took all the Nepenthes, and put em in a Plant museum
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot

[edwardyeeks]

There isn't much need to complain. All I wish now is that somebody take action to either stop this construction(unlikely) or save those plants.


*SIGHHH*

[korinthos]

Originally Posted by edwardyeeks

There isn't much need to complain. All I wish now is that somebody take action to either stop this construction(unlikely) or save those plants.


*SIGHHH*

If I had the money I'd go there and dig them all up buy some land and plant them all there for every one to enjoy

[bactrus]

That is the problem..... MONEY.

Yup I agree, If I am able, I'll buy large track of land for conservation purpose much like the private reserve I have seen in South Africa.

François, can anything be done to slow down the destruction? Actually why no WWF or some world wide enviroment/conservation group do something. Or are they?

[Sockhom]

Hello,
Good ol' Fernando Rivadavia was kind enough to send me this link:
http://julianoandermann.blogspot.com...rnivora-e.html
This is a short video that shows what's going on Mount Bokor.
For those, like me, who can't understand Portuguese, check the following page. You'll be able to read the text in English:
http://www.aptnvideo.net/pages/browse/play...jsp?item=174811[/url]
Thank you for the link, Fernando!

All the best,
François.