Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary () is a wildlife sanctuary located in Santepheap, Thma Keo, and Prek Meas communes,

Siem Pang District Siem Pang District is a district located in Stung Treng Province, in north-east Cambodia. According to the 1998 census of Cambodia, it had a population of 13,517. See page 246. The Khmer Khe language is spoken in Siem Pang District. References< ...

, Stung Treng Province, created on November 6, 2019, according to Sub-decree no.161 ANKr.BK. This combined the two wildlife sanctuaries: Siem Pang and Western Siem Pang, which were established in 2016.

History

* May 9, 2016: Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary (), , created according to Sub-decree no.86 ANKr.BK. * May 9, 2016: Western Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary (), , created according to Sub-decree no.76 ANKr.BK. * February 25, 2014: Siem Pang Protected Forest (, known as ), , created according to Sub-decree no.77 ANKr.BK, administered by

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries may refer to: * Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Cambodia) * Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) * Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Niue) * Depar ...

. It was part of a large protected area complex that includes the Xe Pian protected area in

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and the

Virachey National Park Virachey National Park () is a national park in north-eastern Cambodia covering an area of . The park is one of only two Cambodian ASEAN Heritage Parks. The park overlaps Ratanakiri and Stung Treng Provinces. The park's flora and fauna are th ...

in Cambodia, and Chư Mom Ray National Park in

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. The area is important for several critically endangered bird species including the

giant ibis The giant ibis (''Pseudibis gigantea'') is a wading bird of the ibis family, Threskiornithidae. It is confined to northern Cambodia, with a few birds surviving in extreme southern Laos and a recent sighting in Yok Đôn National Park, Vietnam. I ...

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Cambodian jewel protected
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New protection for giant ibis
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by Mongabay Wildlife sanctuaries of Cambodia Protected areas of Cambodia Protected areas established in 2014 Forests of Cambodia 2014 establishments in Cambodia {{Asia-protected-area-stub