Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary ( km, ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង) is a wildlife sanctuary located in Santepheap, Thma Keo, and Prek Meas communes,
Siem Pang District
Siem Pang District is a district located in Stung Treng Province, in north-east Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion ...
,
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
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It was part of a large protected area complex that includes the
Xe Pian protected area in
Laos 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 Stun ...
in Cambodia, and
Chư Mom Ray National Park in
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
. The area is important for several critically endangered bird species including the
giant ibis
The giant ibis (''Thaumatibis gigantea''), the only species in the monotypic genus ''Thaumatibis'', is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos ...
and
white-shouldered ibis
The white-shouldered ibis (''Pseudibis davisoni'') is a large species of bird in the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to small regions of Southeast Asia, and is considered to be one of the most threatened bird species on this part of the co ...
.
BirdLife International: Cambodian jewel protected
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References
External
Cambodian jewel protected
by BirdLife International
New protection for giant ibis
by Phnom Penh Post
by Mongabay
Wildlife sanctuaries of Cambodia
Protected areas of Cambodia
Protected areas established in 2014
Forests of Cambodia
2014 establishments in Cambodia
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