Phnom Thnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

Phnom Thnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary
Alt Name:ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃភ្នំត្នោត-ភ្នំពក, Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary
Map:Cambodia
Relief:yes
Location:Cambodia
Nearest City:Siem Reap
Coordinates:13.4913°N 104.6386°W
Area:420.97km2
Established:31 August 2017
Governing Body:Ministry of Environment

Phnom Thnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary (Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃភ្នំត្នោត-ភ្នំពក) is a 42,097 ha protected area in northern Cambodia, located in Siem Reap province. The area was formally protected as a wildlife sanctuary in August 2017. The area is supported by Our Future Organization, with the conservation program developing out of the BeTreed ecotourism social enterprise first established in 2013.[1]

More than 70 species have been recorded at the site,[2] and the area is of particular importance for a number of endangered species including banteng, green peafowl, and pileated gibbon.[3] The protected area is under threat from hunting (especially snaring), logging and illegal land clearance for agriculture and speculation.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phnom Tnout Wildlife Sanctuary . 2022-07-04 . InsideAsia Tours . en-gb.
  2. Web site: 2022-06-09 . សត្វព្រៃជាង៧០ប្រភេទរកឃើញនៅដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃភ្នំត្នោត-ភ្នំពក - Khmer Times . 2022-07-04 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Gleisner . Chris . Conservation . 2022-07-04 . Our Future Organization . en-AU.
  4. Web site: Amaro . Yesenia . Conservation orgs urge government to halt destruction of Phnom Tnout sanctuary . 2022-07-04 . www.phnompenhpost.com . en.
  5. McCann . Gregory . Pawlowski . Keith . Thon . Soukhon . 2022-06-27 . The occurrence of Indochinese Serow Capricornis sumatraensis in Virachey National Park, northeastern Cambodia . Journal of Threatened Taxa . en . 14 . 6 . 21149–21154 . 10.11609/jott.7761.14.6.21149-21154 . 0974-7907. free .