Ang Trapeang Thma

Ang Trapeang Thma
Map showing the location of Ang Trapeang Thma
Map showing the location of Ang Trapeang Thma
LocationBanteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia
Nearest citySerei Saophoan
Coordinates13°52′08″N 103°18′05″E / 13.86876567°N 103.30130525°E / 13.86876567; 103.30130525
Area126.50 km2 (48.84 sq mi)
EstablishedFirst protected January 1999, became Protected Landscape in May 2016
Governing bodyMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Forest Administration

Ang Trapeang Thma Protected Landscape (Khmer: អាងត្រពាំងថ្ម [ʔaːŋ trɑːpeaŋ tʰmɑː]) is a 126.50 km2 (48.84 sq mi) protected area in northwestern Cambodia that was first established in 1999[1] and converted to a protected landscape in 2016.[2] The reserve was set aside to protect the rare eastern sarus crane (Grus antigone sharpii). Prior to the discovery of the crane at Trapeang Thma, there were thought to be fewer than 1,000 of the birds left alive in the world.[3]

  1. ^ a b Protected Planet (2018). "Ang Trapeang Thma Protected Forest". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.
  2. ^ "Sub-decree No.100 on Establishment of Ang Trapeang Thmor Protected Landscape - OD Mekong Datahub". data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  3. ^ "Khmer Rouge dam refuge for endangered bird". ABC News. 25 May 1999. Retrieved 2009-02-22.