Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary is a
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
in central
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
, covering . It was established in 1993.
It is named after
Phnom Aural
Phnom AuralNote: alternative spellings includes Phnom and Aoral. ( km, ភ្នំឱរ៉ាល់, ) is the tallest peak in Cambodia. It is 1,813 meters tall (other sources give elevations ឪbetween 1,771 and 1,667 meters).
It is in the eas ...
, the country's tallest peak at 1,810 m (5,940 ft). The Aural mountains are part of the much larger
Cardamom Mountains
The Cardamom Mountains ( km, ជួរភ្នំក្រវាញ, ; th, ทิวเขาบรรทัด, ), or the Krâvanh Mountains, is a mountain range in the south west of Cambodia and Eastern Thailand. The majority of the range ...
.
Immediately east of Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary is the protected forest known as
Central Cardamom Mountains
The Central Cardamom Mountains National Park is a protected area in the central parts of Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains, covering . It was established in 1999 as a protected forest under management by the Forestry Administration, and in 2016 the Mi ...
.
This area is threatened by the exceptional danger of illegal logging.
The IBA supports the conservation of two bird populations that have a limited presence in the endemic bird area between the mountains of Cambodia and Thailand. These are the Chestnut-headed Partridge and the Cambodian Laughingthrush Garrulax ferrarius.
References
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Map of protected areas in Cambodia
Wildlife sanctuaries of Cambodia
Protected areas of Cambodia
Protected areas established in 1993
Geography of Kampong Speu province
Geography of Pursat province
Cardamom Mountains
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