Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve Explained
Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand.[1] Located west of Khao Yai National Park and south of Nakhon Ratchasima city center, the reserve is composed primarily of dry evergreen forests, mixed deciduous forests, dry dipterocarp forests, and reforested areas.[2] This reserve has been listed as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO, nominated in 1976. The reserve's area is 82315ha hectares (823.15 km2), with over 380 floral species, 486 wildlife species, and 533 species of invertebrates.
Sakaerat Environmental Research Station
The Sakaerat Environmental Research Station (SERS) was established by the Thai government on 19 September 1967.[3] The station is administered by the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research.
Herpetology research
Sakaerat is a prominent location for herpetology research, held in conjunction with Suranaree University of Technology (SUT).[4] The School of Biology of SUT's Institute of Science established a tropical snake study program in 2010.
Sakaerat Conservation and Snake Education Team (SCSET)
Target species include the Burmese python, king cobra, Malayan krait, and green cat snake.[5] [6] [7]
Sakaerat Najas Project
Target species include the Indochinese spitting cobra and monocled cobra.[8]
Sakaerat Tortoise Telemetry Project
Target species include the elongated tortoise.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: 14 November 2019 . Ample water assured on southern wildlife reserve . 18 July 2024 . nationthailand . en-US . 18 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718235816/https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30378337 . live .
- News: Limited . Bangkok Post Public Company . Closer to heaven . 18 July 2024 . Bangkok Post . en . 18 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718235817/https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/travel/2450472/closer-to-heaven . live .
- News: Limited . Bangkok Post Public Company . Biodiversity database gets a boost . 18 July 2024 . Bangkok Post . en . 20 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420124942/https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2603305/biodiversity-database-gets-a-boost . live .
- Web site: NEWS . KYODO . Thai university draws snake researchers from around the world . 18 July 2024 . Kyodo News+ . 18 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718235815/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2018/08/f69df40bbab9-feature-thai-university-draws-snake-researchers-from-around-the-world.html . live .
- Web site: SCSET . 18 July 2024 . SCSET . en.
- The Paradox of the Burmese Python . 18 July 2024 . The New Republic . 0028-6583 . 18 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718235816/https://newrepublic.com/article/159494/paradox-burmese-python-invasive-species#:~:text=The%20Burmese%20python,%20both%20a,Harry%20Greene%20wrote%20in%201997. . live .
- Web site: BBC Two - Cities: Nature's New Wild - Snakes in the city . 18 July 2024 . BBC . en-GB.
- Web site: 18 May 2015 . About us . 18 July 2024 . Sakaerat Najas Project . en . 18 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718235816/https://najaresearch.wordpress.com/home/ . live .
- Marshall . Benjamin Michael . Strine . Colin . Hodges . Cameron . 22 February 2020 . Nonchalant neighbours: Space use and overlap of the critically endangered elongated tortoise - Data and Code . Open Science Framework . en . 19 July 2024 . 19 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240719002117/https://osf.io/6vfp9/ . live .
