{"asset":"news","key":"1678","locale":"en","id":"news:1678:en","entityId":"news:1678","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/1678","state":"ready","title":"Dugong spotted again in Kep waters, Chinese ambassador cites conservation gains","summary":"China’s ambassador to Cambodia described the reappearance of a dugong near the Kep islands as an encouraging sign for Cambodia’s conservation efforts.","body":"A dugong, a rare and vulnerable marine animal, has been spotted again near Cambodia’s Kep islands. Chinese Ambassador Wang Wenbin wrote on his official Facebook page that the sighting was a positive result of Cambodia’s conservation efforts.\nConservationists previously spotted a dugong in Cambodian waters in August 2024. The species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and is included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.\nPreah Sihanouk Provincial Television. By ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"18623","languageVersionId":"18885","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.kQIt9_nCLNHoi_NUaVx2KhM26uxFN2AClLFdyR-liv8"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"km","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"12","authorText":"","sourceName":""},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2025-09-05T08:17:38Z"}