Phnom Srok District

Location

Phnom Srok district lies in the east of the Banteay Meanchey province and shares a border with Siem Reap and Oddar Meanchey Provinces.

Ang Trapaing Thmor

Located in the centre of the district, the Ang Trapaing Thmor Crane Sanctuary is a protected area which was gazetted on 1 January 1999. The sanctuary covers an area of 10,250 hectares and is found at 13° 52' 7"N, 103° 18' 4"E.The reserve was set aside to protect the rare Eastern Sarus Crane (Grus antigone sharpii). Prior to the discovery of the crane at Trapaing Thmor, there were thought to be fewer than 1,000 of the birds left alive in the world.