Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary
Alt Name:Central Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃលំផាត់
Iucn Category:IV
Iucn Ref:[1]
Map:Cambodia
Relief:yes
Location:Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, and Kratie, Cambodia
Nearest City:Banlung
Coordinates:13.3218°N 106.9199°W
Area:2514.68km2
Established:1993
Governing Body:Ministry of Environment

Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area covering in eastern Cambodia that was established in 1993.[2] It is heavily forested and straddles Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, and Kratie provinces. It is home to a variety of endangered wildlife such as banteng,[3] gaur, dholes and sun bear, as well as leopards, Eld's deer, sambar deer, muntjacs and wild pigs. In addition, a number of rare birds are present: surveys have confirmed the presence of green peafowl, greater and lesser adjutant storks, sarus cranes, oriental pied hornbills, giant ibises,[4] white-shouldered ibises, milky and woolly-necked storks, and slender-billed and white-rumped vultures,[5] which are increasingly rare in most of South and Southeast Asia.

A Chinese company is planning to build a dam on the Srepok River, which would flood the surrounding villages and inundate more than a third of the sanctuary.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protected Planet . 2018 . Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary . United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre . 26 Dec 2018.
  2. Web site: Royal decree on Establishment of Natural Protected Areas (1993) - OD Mekong Datahub . 2022-06-21 . data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net . en.
  3. Web site: 2022-04-18 . Sanctuary restoration work aims to benefit wildlife - Khmer Times . 2022-06-21 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2021-08-16 . 10 nests of Giant Ibis located in Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary during breeding season - Khmer Times . 2022-06-21 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2022-05-18 . Why this wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia is in danger – along with hundreds more worldwide . 2022-06-21 . BirdLife International . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Cambodian Villagers Petition Chinese Embassy to Scrap Dam Projects . 2022-06-21 . Radio Free Asia . en.