Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia

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Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary
Type	wild
Size	2,926.9 km2 (1,130.1 sq mi)
Founded	2002
First elephant arrived	2002
Place	Senmonorom
Province	Mondulkiri and Kratié provinces
Country	Cambodia
Related persons
Owner	Ministry of Environment, Cambodia


Key People
Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2021-03-25

Latest document update	2021-03-25 01:18:38

Description

Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, in Senmonorom, Cambodia , was founded in 2002 and the first elephant arrived in 2002.

Comments / picturesAituated in the foothills of the Annamite mountains. At 2,926 km2 this is the largest new protected area created in Cambodia since 2002, with more than 950 Species recorded within the protected area.

2002 known as Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area

On August 7th 2009 the Royal Government of Cambodia\'s highest legislative body, the Council of Ministers declared the creation of the Seima Protection Forest (SPF).

2016: changed name to Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary.

References for records about Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2285. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

Current status of elephants in Cambodia, by Maltby & Bourchier (2011), Gajah nr 35, 2012. (Journal of the IUCN/SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group)
http://www.wcscambodia.org/saving-wild-places/seima-forest/seima-protection-forest-declared.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keo_Seima_Wildlife_Sanctuary

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