Samlout - Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation

Samlout Protected Area, the most northern range of the Cardamom Mountains, was created in 1993 under Royal Decree of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The region was administered and occupied by Khmer Rouge soldiers until December 4, 1998, the year in which a peace agreement was signed between Royal Government of Cambodia and Khmer Rouge, thereby officially returning the park and the surrounding areas to the government of Cambodia. In 2003, MJP became the first organization to implement a conservation programme for Samlout. The area, covering 60,000 hectares of land, is still home to endangered and threatened mammal species including the Asian elephant, Malayan sun bear, Asiatic black bear, Pileated gibbon and Asian gaur. It is also the last remaining forested park with primary canopy in Cambodia’s northwest. Working with the support of Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment, MJP provides law enforcement and wildlife monitoring to protect Samlout’s endangered animals and conserve its forests.