Virachey National Park
Virachey National Park () is a national park in north-eastern Cambodia covering an area of . The park is one of only two Cambodian ASEAN Heritage Parks. The park overlaps Ratanakiri and Stung Treng Provinces. The park's flora and fauna is threatened by illegal logging. Administration of the park is the responsibility of the Cambodian Ministry of Environment. Description. Located in some of the most deep and isolated jungles of Cambodia, Virachey is largely unexplored and holds a large assortment of wildlife, waterfalls and mountains. The park comprises dense semi-evergreen lowlands, montane forests, upland savannah, bamboo  thickets and occasional patches of mixed deciduous forest. Most of the area lies above 400 meters up to 1,500 meters. Further reading. Baird, Ian G. "Making Spaces: The ethnic Brao people and the international border between Laos and Cambodia" in the journal "Geoforum" 41 (2010) 271-281 Baird, Ian G. and Philip Drearden "Biodiversity Conservation and Resource Tenure Regimes: A Case Study from Northeast Cambodia" in the journal "Environmental Management" Vol. 32, No.5, pp. 541–550 Bourdier, Frederic. "The Mountain of Precious Stones: Ratanakiri, Cambodia." The Center for Khmer Studies, Phnom Penh, 2006. Bourdier, Frederic. "Development and Dominion: Indigenous Peoples of  Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos." White Lotus Press, Bangkok. 2009. "Cambodia's Last Frontier Falls" by Stephen Kurczy in the Asia Times Online.