Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary (
Khmer: ដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃស្នួល) was a protected area located in eastern
Cambodia on the border with
Vietnam, created in 1993.[2] It is classified as part of an
Important Bird Area.[3] The sanctuary, which had been suffering from
illegal logging and
deforestation for years, was dissolved in February 2018 by a royal decree.[4][5] Chhay Duong Savuth, director of the Kratie province Environment Department, stated as the main reason the
habitat destruction and illegal land settlement. However, a large proportion of the protected area was issued by the Royal Government of Cambodia as economic land concessions to private companies for agriculture use.[6]
References
^
abcProtected Planet (2018).
"Snoul Wildlife Sanctuary". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 26 Dec 2018.