Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary

Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	Siem Reap Province and Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
Coordinates	14°01′03″N 104°31′28″E / 14.0174°N 104.5245°ECoordinates: 14°01′03″N 104°31′28″E / 14.0174°N 104.5245°E[1]
Area	4,025 km^2 (1,554 sq mi)[1]
Established	1993[1]

The Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary 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. "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.

External

• The Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary
• Kulen-Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia
• Reducing Forest Clearance through Sustainable Land Management in Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary and Preah Vihear Protected Forest, Preah Vihear (KHM/07/13)
• Map of Protected areas system in Cambodia