Angkor Wildlife & Aquarium

Here's something most people don't know.

May is one of the quietest months in Siem Reap — which makes it one of the BEST times to visit AWA.

Why locals and residents are coming this month:
😌 Fewer crowds — you'll have exhibits practically to yourself
📸 Unhurried feeding times — best seats, no jostling
🥤 Cooler indoor spaces — a perfect afternoon escape from the heat
👨‍👩‍👧 Kids are still in school mornings — quietest 8–11 AM

Whether you live in Siem Reap, you're visiting family, or you've called Cambodia home for years — this is your month to come (or come back).

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Some of our residents arrived with stories.

AWA works with Cambodian authorities to take in wildlife rescued from the illegal pet trade, from traffickers at border crossings, and from situations where they can no longer survive in the wild.

Our rescued animals include big cats and sun bears — animals that, in many cases, cannot be released back to the wild because they were taken too young or kept too long.

Here, they get:
✅ Species-appropriate enclosures
✅ A permanent home and daily care
✅ A second chance to live with dignity

Rescue isn't always a happy ending — but it is an ending better than the alternative.

Every visit to AWA directly supports this work.

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Yes, that's a real nose. And yes, it's one of our favourite residents at AWA.

The Pig-Nosed Turtle is one of the strangest, most specialised freshwater turtles on the planet:

🐽 A fleshy, pig-like snout it uses like a snorkel
🏊 Flippers like a sea turtle — unique among freshwater species
🦴 A soft, leathery shell (no hard plates)
🌏 Found naturally only in southern New Guinea and a small pocket of northern Australia

They're classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, mostly due to the illegal pet trade and habitat loss.

Come say hi next time you're here — they're usually hovering near the surface, breathing through that one-of-a-kind snout.

📍 Reptile & Freshwater Gallery, open daily

Today is Endangered Species Day , and right now, in our tanks, we're home to species that have nearly disappeared from the wild.

🐟 Mekong Giant Catfish — Critically Endangered. Once common across the Mekong, now estimated at fewer than a few hundred mature adults left in the wild.
🐊 Siamese Crocodile — Critically Endangered. Fewer than 1,000 remaining in the wild, most in Cambodian wetlands.
🐢 Pig-Nosed Turtle — Endangered. Targeted heavily by the illegal pet trade.

Every ticket you buy helps fund captive breeding, rehabilitation, and eventual release of species like these back into protected areas of Cambodia.

Endangered doesn't have to mean gone. But it takes all of us.

📍 See them up close at AWA — open daily.

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