Prek Toal

Prek Toal

Location	Battambang Province
Nearest city	Siem Reap
Coordinates	13°13.907′N 103°39.497′E / 13.231783°N 103.658283°E / 13.231783; 103.658283Coordinates: 13°13.907′N 103°39.497′E / 13.231783°N 103.658283°E / 13.231783; 103.658283
Area	42,000 ha
Governing body	Cambodian Ministry of Environment

Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Prek Toal
Designated	October 2, 2015^[1]

Prek Toal is a bird sanctuary and Ramsar site located within the Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve, at the north-west corner of the Tonlé Sap.^[1] It is a popular area for ecotourism and birdwatching given the area's rich biodiversity and rare waterbirds, particularly abundant during the dry season.^[2]

References

1 2 "Prek Toal Ramsar Site". Ramsar.org. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
↑ Trevor Ranges (2010). National Geographic Traveler Cambodia. National Geographic Society. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-4262-0520-0.

External links

Bird Sanctuary-Prek Toal: Siem Reap Tourism Department

Protected areas of Cambodia

National Parks	Botum Sakor Kep Kirirom Phnom Kulen Preah Monivong Ream Virachey

Nature reserves	Ang Trapaing Thmor Angkor Wat Banteay Chhmar Beng Per Boeng Tonle Chhmar Central Cardamom Mountains Dong Peng Kulen Promtep Lomphat Mondulkiri Peam Krasop Phnom Aural Phnom Nam Lyr Phnom Prich Phnom Sankos Preah Vihear Temple Preah Vihear Prek Toal Roneam Daun Sam Samlaut Siem Pang Snoul Stung Sen Tonlé Sap

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