Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary ( km, ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង) is a wildlife sanctuary located in Santepheap, Thma Keo, and Prek Meas communes, Siem Pang District, Stung Treng Province, created on November 6, 2019, according to Sub-decree no.161 ANKr.BK. This combined the two wildlife sanctuaries: Siem Pang and Western Siem Pang, which were established in 2016.

History

* May 9, 2016: Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary ( km, ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង), , created according to Sub-decree no.86 ANKr.BK. * May 9, 2016: Western Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary ( km, ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាងខាងលិច), , created according to Sub-decree no.76 ANKr.BK. * February 25, 2014: Siem Pang Protected Forest ( km, តំបន់ព្រៃការពារសម្រាប់អភិរក្សធនធានសេនេទិច រុក្ខជាតិ និងសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង ខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង, known as ), , created according to Sub-decree no.77 ANKr.BK, administered by

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. It was part of a large protected area complex that includes the

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protected area in

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and the

Virachey National Park Virachey National Park ( km, ឧទ្យានជាតិវីរជ័យ) is a national park in north-eastern Cambodia covering an area of . The park is one of only two Cambodian ASEAN Heritage Parks. The park overlaps Ratanakiri and Stung ...

in Cambodia, and

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. The area is important for several critically endangered bird species including the giant ibis and

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Cambodian jewel protected
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New protection for giant ibis
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by Mongabay Wildlife sanctuaries of Cambodia Protected areas of Cambodia Protected areas established in 2014 Forests of Cambodia 2014 establishments in Cambodia {{Asia-protected-area-stub