Traditional Khmer Medicine and its role in wildlife use in modern-day Cambodia.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was approved by provincial authorities of both provinces in which interviews were conducted, and the Cambodian Ministry of Environment. Ethical approval was granted by the Miami University of Ohio’s Internal Review Board (Protocol ID: 02106e). All respondents were given random IDs, assured of their anonymity, and informed that they could end the interview at any point. To further ensure the safety of the respondents, the physical interviews records were kept in a sealed cabinet within a locked office in Phnom Penh, that only the author team had access to. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding This research was funded by National Geographic Society (Grant No. HJ-119ER-17). National Geographic Society had no role in in the design of the study nor collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript."