Southern Cardamom National Park

Southern Cardamom National Park (Khmer: ឧទ្យានជាតិជួរភ្នំក្រវាញខាងត្បូង) is a national park in Cambodia. The protection was established on 9 May 2016 and covers 4,104 km2 (1,585 sq mi) in the southern parts of the Cardamom Mountains.[2] The national park is administratively divided into three sectors; Western Sector, Central Sector and Eastern Sector.[3]

Southern Cardamom National Park
ឧទ្យានជាតិជួរភ្នំក្រវាញខាងត្បូង
Stung Proat, Cardamom Mountains
LocationKoh Kong, Pursat, Kampong Speu and Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia
Coordinates11.428598°N 103.667159°E / 11.428598; 103.667159
Area4,103.92 km2 (1,584.53 sq mi)[1]
Established2016
Governing bodyCambodian Ministry of Environment, Department of Nature Conservation and Protection

The Southern Cardamom National Park connects older protections in and around the Greater Cardamom Mountains, effectively creating a so-called mega-protection totalling 18,211 km2 (7,031 sq mi). The older protections include Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, Central Cardamom Mountains and Phnom Aural Wildlife Sanctuary, covering the northern parts of the Cardamom Mountains, and Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary, Botum Sakor National Park and Kirirom National Park, south of the park. In addition to safeguarding habitats and wildlife corridors for larger animals, a main purpose of the national park is to create a safe wildlife protection for reintroducing tigers to Cambodia. Tigers went extinct in Cambodia in 2007.[4]

The protection of the park is the responsibility of the Cambodian government, and the task is carried out by Cambodia’s Forestry Administration in cooperation with the Global Conservation agency and Wildlife Alliance. Global Conservation is an international organisation specialising in the protection of endangered UNESCO World Heritage and national parks in developing countries.[3]

References
  1. "Sub-decree No.89 on Establishment of Southern Cardamom Mountains National Park". Open Development Cambodia. 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. "Strategic New National Park Created in Cambodia". Rainforest Trust. May 18, 2016.
  3. "Cardamom National Park, Cambodia". Global Conservation.
  4. "Cambodia declares new national park, plans to reintroduce tigers". Mongabay Environmental News. June 1, 2016.
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