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| Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
| ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Siem Pang, Stung Treng, Cambodia |
| Coordinates | 14°07′00″N 106°14′00″E / 14.116667°N 106.233333°E |
| Area | 133,707.73 ha (516.2484 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | November 6, 2019 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Environment |
Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary (Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង) is a 133,707.73 ha (516.2484 sq mi) 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.[1] This combined the two wildlife sanctuaries: Siem Pang and Western Siem Pang, which were established in 2016.
History
[edit]- May 9, 2016: Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary (Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង), 66,932 ha (258.43 sq mi), created according to Sub-decree no.86 ANKr.BK.[2]
- May 9, 2016: Western Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary (Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាងខាងលិច), 65,389 ha (252.47 sq mi), created according to Sub-decree no.76 ANKr.BK.[3]
- February 25, 2014: Siem Pang Protected Forest (Khmer: តំបន់ព្រៃការពារសម្រាប់អភិរក្សធនធានសេនេទិច រុក្ខជាតិ និងសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង ខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង, known as ព្រៃការពារសៀមប៉ាង), 66,932 ha (258.43 sq mi), created according to Sub-decree no.77 ANKr.BK, administered by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.[4] It was part of a large protected area complex that includes the Xe Pian protected area in Laos and the Virachey National Park in Cambodia, and Chư Mom Ray National Park in Vietnam. The area is important for several critically endangered bird species including the giant ibis and white-shouldered ibis.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ១៦១ អនក្រ.បក ចុះថ្ងៃទី៦ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០១៩ ស្តីពីការបង្កើតដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង" [Sub-decree No. 161 ANKr.BK dated November 6, 2019 on the establishment of Siem Pang wildlife sanctuary]. Ministry of Environment (in Khmer). 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ៨៦ អនក្រ.បក ចុះថ្ងៃទី៩ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦ ស្តីពីការបង្កើតដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង" [Sub-decree No. 86 ANKr.BK dated May 9, 2016 on the establishment of Siem Pang wildlife sanctuary]. Ministry of Environment (in Khmer). 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ៧៦ អនក្រ.បក ចុះថ្ងៃទី៩ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦ ស្តីពីការបង្កើតដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាងខាងលិច" [Sub-decree No. 76 ANKr.BK dated May 9, 2016 on the establishment of Western Siem Pang wildlife sanctuary]. Ministry of Environment (in Khmer). 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ៧៧ អនក្រ.បក ចុះថ្ងៃទី២៥ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ ស្តីពីការបង្កើតតំបន់ព្រៃការពារសម្រាប់អភិរក្សធនធានសេនេទិច រុក្ខជាតិ និងសត្វព្រៃសៀមប៉ាង ខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង" [Sub-decree No. 77 ANKr.BK dated February 25, 2014 on the establishment of protected forest for the conservation of genetic resources, plants and wildlife Siem Pang, Stung Treng Province] (PDF). opendevelopmentcambodia.net (in Khmer). Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ BirdLife International: Cambodian jewel protected
External
[edit]- Cambodian jewel protected by BirdLife International
- New protection for giant ibis by Phnom Penh Post
- Cambodia protects forest for giant ibis by Mongabay
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