Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Alt Name: | เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตร์ป่าภูขัด |
Iucn Category: | Ia |
Map: | Thailand |
Location: | Phitsanulok Province, Thailand |
Nearest City: | Loei |
Coordinates: | 17.25°N 101°W |
Established: | 2017 |
Governing Body: | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai: เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าภูขัด;) is a wildlife sanctuary in Nakhon Thai District of Thailand's Phitsanulok Province. The sanctuary covers an area of and was established in 2017.
Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary is located about northeast of city of Phitsanulok and west of Loei town in Bo Pho, Na Bua, Nakhon Chum, Nam Kum and Yang Klon subdistricts, Nakhon Thai District of Phitsanulok Province.
The sanctuary's area is and is neighbouring Bo Pho Thi-Pak Thong Chai non-hunting area to the southeast, Ban Yang non-hunting area to the south and Namtok Chat Trakan National Park to the west. The small streams are tributaries of the Khwae Noi River.
Landscape is covered by forested mountains, such as Khao Pha Pratu Miang >600m (2,000feet), Khao Ya Pook >800m (2,600feet), Phu Klang, Phu Khat >1200m (3,900feet). The area is divided into 40% high slope mountain area (upper slopes, shallow valleys, mountain tops and deeply incised streams), 57% hill slope area (open slopes, midslope ridges and u-shaped valleys) and 3% plains.
The highest temperature in April is and the lowest temperature in January is . The average amount of rainfall per year is .
The sanctuary is located in Chat Trakan, Daeng, Lam Khwae Noi Fang Sai, Nam Phak and Noen Pheum forests of Nakhon Thai District of Phitsanulok Province.
The sanctuary features dry deciduous forest, mixed deciduous forest, tropical evergreen forest and hill evergreen forest.
In the sanctuary are the following number of species: 29 mammals, 128 birds, 22 reptiles and 12 amphibians.
Two mammal species are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List:Five mammal species are listed as Vulnerable:
Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary in overview PARO 11 (Phitsanulok) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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