Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary

Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary
Location Siem Reap Province and Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
Coordinates 14°01′03″N 104°31′28″E / 14.0174°N 104.5245°E / 14.0174; 104.5245Coordinates: 14°01′03″N 104°31′28″E / 14.0174°N 104.5245°E / 14.0174; 104.5245[1]
Area 4,025 km2 (1,554 sq mi)[1]
Established 1993[1]

The Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary (Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃគូលេនព្រហ្មទេព - Daen Chomrok Satprey Kulen Promtep) is the largest protected area in Cambodia and was set aside to protect the critically endangered, possibly extinct Kouprey. It is located in the northern plains of Cambodia, near the border to Thailand.

The sanctuary contains lowland forest as well as the largest swamp in the country.[2] It is part of the Northern Plains Dry Forest Priority Corridor.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary". WCMC. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  2. "Provincial and Rural Infrastructure Project (PRIP) World Bank (KH-27510), March 9, 2003" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  3. "ICEM, 2003. Cambodia National Report on Protected Areas and Development. Review of Protected Areas and Development in the Lower Mekong River Region". Asian Development Bank. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  4. "Northern Plains Dry Forest" (PDF). ICEM. Retrieved 2009-09-16.

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