Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary

The Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary (Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃគូលែនព្រហ្មទេព - Daen Chomrok Satprey Kulen Promtep) is one of the largest protected area in Cambodia and was set aside to protect the critically endangered, possibly extinct Kouprey.

Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
LocationSiem Reap Province and Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
Coordinates14°01′03″N 104°31′28″E
Area4,068.25 km2 (1,570.76 sq mi)[1]
Established1993[1]

Geography

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. Protected Planet (2018). "Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
  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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