(260522) -- MONDULKIRI, May 22, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Khvay Atitya (1st R), an undersecretary of state and spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment, prepares to release a Siamese crocodile into a river in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia, on May 22, 2026. Cambodia on Friday freed 10 purebred Siamese crocodiles into the Srepok River within the Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary here in the country's northeastern part, aiming at recovering one of the world's rarest crocodile species. (MoE/Handout via Xinhua)