Some 1,500 Bantengs (Bos javanicus) listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Red List of Threatened Species have been recorded in Cambodia’s forests.

The Ministry of Environment shared the figure in a news release this morning, adding that images of Bantengs have been captured by camera in protected areas.

Cambodian Banteng population remains one of the most important wild populations anywhere in the world.

According to an online source, Banteng, also known as tembadau, is a species of cattle found in Southeast Asia. The head-and-body length is between 1.9 and 3.68 metres. Wild Banteng are typically larger and heavier than their domesticated counterparts, but are otherwise similar in appearance.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse