Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary
Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃបឹងពែរ
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1]
Map showing the location of Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationMostly Kampong Thom Province and Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
Coordinates13°14′01″N 104°51′04″E / 13.2335°N 104.8510°E / 13.2335; 104.8510
Area2,494.08 km2 (962.97 sq mi)[1]
Established1993[2]
Governing bodyMinistry of Environment

Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary is a 2,494.08 km2 (962.97 sq mi) large protected area in northern Cambodia that was established in 1993.[2][1]

It is located south of the Northern Plains Dry Forest Priority Corridor.[3] It hosts wild cattle and deer, large water birds and elephants, as well as important archaeological sites.[4] The area is under threat from deforestation, with over 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) of forest disappearing each year due to illegal logging, and the survival of many animal species is endangered.[5] This deforestation is mostly driven by rubber plantations.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Protected Planet (2018). "Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Royal decree on Establishment of Natural Protected Areas (1993 ) - OD Mekong Datahub". data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ^ "Northern Plains Dry Forest". Asian Development Bank. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  4. ^ "Provincial and Rural Infrastructure Project (PRIP) World Bank (KH-P071207), March 9, 2003" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  5. ^ "Cambodia's sanctuaries under threat | Open Development Cambodia (ODC)". Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  6. ^ "Illegal logging poised to wipe Cambodian wildlife sanctuary off the map". Mongabay Environmental News. 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-10.

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