Naran (CHEAN Sophal)
Senior Guide / Co-founder
Sophal Chean known as Naran – a very experiment senior guide and a co-founder of CBGA.
Naran is from Siem Reap province. He joined the conservation group and started his birding career in 2012 as a bird guide, since then it became his most loving job and started his bird photography. He is not just a charming guide but also a project and community facilitator who loves working in the field and spending time with local communities trying to always be a part and support the conservation activities.
After many years of guiding and got quite many trips with bird photographers, Naran is now having his own photo album of birds in Cambodia. He is aiming to develop the bird photography at most of birding sites in the country for local community’s benefit gain.
Nowadays, Naran is living in Siem Reap with his wife and their children.
Gérard ROLIN
Dear Naran,
I am the French guide who will arrive with a group of birdwatchers on February 2. I’m looking forward to meeting you. Best regards. Gérard