Stung Sen Wildlife Sanctuary

Location	Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia
Nearest city	Kampong Thom City
Coordinates	12°38′06″N 104°31′15″E / 12.634978°N 104.520950°E / 12.634978; 104.520950^[1]
Area	6,335 ha (24.46 sq mi)^[1]
Established	2001^[1]

Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Stung Sen
Designated	2 November 2018
Reference no.	2365^[2]

Stung Sen is a protected multiple use management area and wildlife sanctuary in the Kampong Thom Province of Cambodia. It is located near the south-eastern tip of the Tonlé Sap, one of three wildlife sanctuaries around the lake, including Boeng Tonlé Chhmar and Prek Toal.^[3]

Vegetation

The dominant vegetation of the Stung Sen is open deciduous dipterocarp forest, permanent and seasonal wetlands and grasslands. The forests in the region are flooded in the rainy season. In the dry season, water recedes, leaving water only in a few permanent watercourses like the Stung Sen river and its larger tributaries and in small pools. These water bodies support semi-evergreen forest and thick bamboo forests.^[4]

Birds

Stung Sen provides habitats for a number of threatened species. The sarus crane (Grus antigone) and lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) breed here. Other globally threatened and near-threatened species like the giant ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea), white-shouldered ibis (Pseudibis davisoni), greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius), black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) and grey-headed fish eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus) have been recorded here.^[4] The sanctuary has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2018.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Open Development Cambodia: Stung Sen". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Stung Sen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ Trevor Ranges (2010). National Geographic Traveler Cambodia. National Geographic Society. pp. 201–. ISBN 978-1-4262-0520-0.
^ ^a ^b "Upper Stung Sen Catchment". BirdLife International. Retrieved 7 January 2014.

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Protected Landscapes	An Long Pring Ang Trapeng Thmor Angkor Banteay Chhmar Boeng Lomkod Boeng Prektub Boeung Prek Lpov North Tonle Sap Phnom Krang Dey Meas Prasat Bakan (Kampong Svay) Preah Vihear Roneam Daun Sam Sambor Prey Kok Temple Yak Oum-Yakara
Multiple Use Areas	Boeng Chhmar Multiple Use Area Boeng Yeak Laom Multiple Use Area Dong Peng Multiple Use Area Kbal Chay Multiple Use Area Phnom Neang Kong Rey Multiple Use Area Prek Toal Multiple Use Area Punchearkrek Multiple Use Area Samlaut Multiple Use Area Sorsor Sdam Sat Tor Multiple Use Area Stung Sen Multiple Use Area Tonle Sap Multiple Use Area
Natural Heritage Sites	Phnom Tbeng Natural Heritage Park Phnom Yat Natural Heritage Park
Other	Boeng Tonle Chhmar Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve Stung Treng Ramsar Koh Kae Protected Resort