Cambodia supports populations of three Critically Endangered vulture species that are believed to have become isolated from the rest of the species’ global range. Until recently Cambodia’s vulture populations had remained stable. However a recent spike in the number of reports of the use of poisons in hunting practices suggests the need to re-evaluate the conservation situation in Cambodia. Population trend analysis showed that since 2010 populations of the White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis and Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus have declined, while the Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris may also have started to decline since 2013. These trends are supported by evidence of reduced nesting success. A survey of veterinary drug availability revealed that diclofenac, the non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug responsible for vulture declines in South Asia was not available for sale in any of the 74 pharmacies surveyed. However, a poisoned Slender-billed Vulture tested positive for carbofuran in toxicology tests. This provides the first evidence of a vulture mortality resulting from carbofuran in Cambodia. The findings suggest the urgent need to tackle use of carbamate pesticides in hunting. Proposed conservation actions are: a) prevention of poisoning through national bans on harmful carbamate pesticides and diclofenac and education campaigns to reduce demand and use; b) training of personnel in priority protected areas in detection and response to poisoning incidents; c) maintenance of a safe and reliable food source through vulture restaurants to ensure short-term survival, and d) protection and restoration of large areas of deciduous dipterocarp forests to enable long-term species recovery.

柬埔寨支持三种极度濒危秃population物种的种群，据信这些物种已与该物种的全球其他物种隔离开来。直到最近，柬埔寨的秃鹰种群一直保持稳定。但是，最近在狩猎活动中使用毒药的报告数量激增，表明有必要重新评估柬埔寨的保护状况。人口趋势分析表明，自2010年人群白背兀鹫的高山兀齿鼠和黑兀鹫Sarcogyps积雨云都有所下降，而细嘴秃鹰高山兀tenuirostris自2013年以来可能也开始下降。这些趋势得到嵌套成功减少的证据的支持。一项关于兽药供应的调查显示，在所调查的74家药房中，双氯芬酸是导致南亚秃鹰数量下降的非甾体类抗炎药，目前尚无出售。但是，在毒理学测试中，毒死的细长嘴秃V对呋喃丹的检测呈阳性。这提供了柬埔寨呋喃丹引起的秃鹰死亡的第一个证据。研究结果表明，迫切需要解决在狩猎中使用氨基甲酸酯农药的问题。建议采取的保护措施是：a）通过国家禁止使用有害的氨基甲酸酯农药和双氯芬酸来预防中毒，并开展运动以减少需求和使用；b）对重点保护区的人员进行中毒事件的发现和响应方面的培训；c）通过秃restaurants餐厅维护安全可靠的食物来源，以确保短期生存； d）保护和恢复大面积的落叶龙脑香林，以实现长期物种恢复。