Khao Laem National Park Explained

Khao Laem National Park
Iucn Category:II
Location:Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
Map:Thailand
Relief:1
Nearest City:Sangkhlaburi
Coordinates:15.0222°N 98.5972°W
Area Km2:1,497
Established:5 December 1987 [1]
Visitation Num:66,192
Visitation Year:2019
Governing Body:Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Khao Laem National Park is a park of about 1,500 square kilometers (370,658 acres) in Western Thailand, located near Myanmar in the northern area of the Tenasserim Hills, Kanchanaburi Province. It is a part of the Western Forest Complex, a system of protected wilderness in the Dawna-Tenasserim Hills area of western Thailand.

The park, which is adjacent to the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, surrounds the Khao Laem Reservoir, located about 340 km northwest of Bangkok. It is bisected by Road 323. The environments and vegetation consist of mixed deciduous forests and hilly, dry evergreen forests, mainly in the northeast of the park. Prominent mammalian fauna in the area includes endemic species such as Asiatic black bear, elephant, several species of deer, dhole, gaur, gibbons, langurs, leopard, macaques, tiger, water buffalo and wild boar, to name a few.[2] [3]

The park hosted the second season of New Zealand version of Survivor, .[4]

Geography

The area of the park is 935,584 rai ~ [5] with steeply limestone mountain run on north-south axis. It is located next to the Vajiralongkorn Reservoir.[6]

Climate

The area is in a tropical climate, influenced by monsoons, southern winds and the Andaman Sea. The region’s annual weather patterns are divided into three main seasonal periods:

  1. Rainy season (June–October): monsoon-influenced precipitation and flooding.
  2. Cold season (November–January): the lowest temperature recorded was 10 °C (50 °F).
  3. Hot, dry season (February–May): the highest temperature record was 38 °C (100.4 °F), in April.

Flora and fauna

The park consists of mixed deciduous forests and hill-evergreen and dry-evergreen forests, the habitats of animals such as:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Park of Thailand, Online Reservation National Park of Thailand, Forest Park of Thailand, Thailand National Park, Thailand Forest Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Royal Forest Department . www.dnp.go.th . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090326192830/http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style2/default.asp?npid=102&lg=2 . 26 March 2009 . dead.
  2. Book: Elliot . Stephan . Cubitt . Gerald . 2001 . THE NATIONAL PARKS and other Wild Places of THAILAND . New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd . 42–44 . 9781859748862.
  3. Web site: Observations • iNaturalist . 11 May 2024 . iNaturalist.
  4. Web site: Thailand: braving the roads to Sangkhlaburi, ahead of Survivor New Zealand series two. The New Zealand Herald. Fenwick. George. 22 April 2018. 7 January 2020.
  5. Web site: ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง . December 2020 . Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation . Thai . National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes . 1 November 2022 ., no 67.
  6. Web site: National Park of Thailand, Online Reservation National Park of Thailand, Forest Park of Thailand, Thailand National Park, Thailand Forest Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Royal Forest Department. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090326192830/http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style2/default.asp?npid=102&lg=2. 2009-03-26.

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