Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary is a large protected area in Mondulkiri Province,

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 ...

, established in 1993. It is close to Village I, Bou Sra Commune near the Pech Chreada District bordering Vietnam. It covers an area of with elevations from , and includes Phnom Nam Lyr within its borders. It is threatened by

illegal logging Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a pro ...

.ARC – News and Features – WWF and ARC highlight sacred protected areas
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Map of protected areas in Cambodia
Geography of Mondulkiri province Wildlife sanctuaries of Cambodia Protected areas of Cambodia Protected areas established in 1993 {{Asia-protected-area-stub