Sre Pok Wildlife Sanctuary (, formerly Mondulkiri Protected Forest) is a large wildlife sanctuary in
Mondulkiri Province, eastern
Cambodia
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established on May 9, 2016, according to Sub-decree No. 85 ANKr.BK.
Formerly, classified as Mondulkiri Protected Forest (), established on July 30, 2002, according to Sub-decree no. 75 ANKr.BK,
originally with , but was downsized in 2007.
It borders
Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary in the northwest,
O'Yadav National Park in the north,
Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary in the southwest and
Phnom Nam Lyr Wildlife Sanctuary in the southeast.
It is part of the largest protected area complex in
Southeast Asia
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.
References
External
Tigers, Elephants Returning to War-Torn Cambodia Forestby
National Geographic
Mondulkiri Protected Forest and Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuaryby IAPAD
Wildlife sanctuaries of Cambodia
Protected areas of Cambodia
Protected areas established in 1999
Geography of Mondulkiri province
Forests of Cambodia
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