"Local people only associated wildlife protection with law enforcement," Vathana explains. "When farmers were arrested for clearing the forest, they could no longer feed their families."

“本地人只把保护野生动物与执法相联系，”法萨那解释说，“当农民因为砍伐森林而被逮捕，他们就不能养活家人。”

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For wildlife and especially fisheries, regulation is weak and enforcement is invariably poor.

对于野生动物和特殊渔业，规章总是很空泛，执行总是无力的。

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So it was for this reason--against all common sense--that we organized our expedition into the Cardamoms, guided by Hunter Weiler of the conservation group Fauna and Flora International and Department of Wildlife enforcement officer Chheang Dany.

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In the next two years the trust will focus on training frontline field staff in tiger reserves to boost enforcement and increase conviction rates for wildlife crimes.

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