Khao Yai National Park

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Khao Yai National Park

Khao Yai National Park (Thai

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List of national parks of Thailand

National parks in Thailand are defined as an area of least ten square kilometres that contains natural resources of ecological importance or unique beauty, or flora and fauna of special importance....
in Thailand

Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. It lies largely in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat, is one of the north-eastern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum Province, Khon Kaen Province, Buriram Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Saraburi Province, Lopburi Province....
(Khorat), but also includes parts of Saraburi

Saraburi Province

Saraburi is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Lopburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Pathum Thani Province and Ayutthaya Province....
, Prachinburi

Prachinburi Province

Prachin Buri is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chachoengsao Province and Nakhon Nayok Province....
and Nakhon Nayok

Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Prachinburi Province, Chachoengsao Province and Pathum Thani Province....
provinces. It was the country's first national park, established on September 18 1962. A major role in its establishment was done by Boonsong Lekakul, one of the 20th century's most famous conservationists in Thailand.

The park is the second largest in Thailand.

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Khao Yai National Park (Thai

Thai alphabet

List of national parks of Thailand

Thailand

Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Saraburi Province

Prachinburi Province

Prachin Buri is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Chachoengsao Province and Nakhon Nayok Province....
and Nakhon Nayok

Nakhon Nayok Province

Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant having leaf all year round. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage for part of the year....
forest

Forest

File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
s and grassland

Grassland

Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous plants . However, sedge and rush families can also be found....
s. Its altitude mostly ranges from 400 to 1000 m above sea level

Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
. There are 3,000 species of plant

Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
s, 320 species of bird

Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s and 67 species of mammal

Mammal

Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose name is derived from their distinctive feature, mammary glands, with which they feed their young....
s, including Asiatic black bears, Asian elephant

Asian Elephant

The Asian or Asiatic Elephant , sometimes known by the name of one of its subspecies – the Indian Elephant, is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas....
s, gaur

Gaur

The gaur is a large, dark-coated bovine animal of South Asia and Southeast Asia. The biggest populations are found today in India. The gaur is the largest species of wild cattle, bigger than the African Buffalo, Wild Asian Water Buffalo and bison....
, tiger

Tiger

The tiger is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an Carnivore#Obligate carnivores....
s, gibbon

Gibbon

Gibbons are the small apes in the family Hylobatidae. The family is divided into four genus based on their diploid chromosome number: Hylobates , Hoolock , Nomascus , and Symphalangus ....
s, Indian sambar deer

Sambar Deer

Sambar , is the common name for several large dark brown and maned Asian deer, particularly for the Indian species , which attains a height of 102 to 160 cm at the shoulder and may weigh as much as 546 kg , though more typically 162-260 kg ....
, Indian muntjac

Muntjac

Muntjac are deer of the genus Muntiacus, also known as Barking Deer. Muntjac are the oldest known deer, appearing 15-35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France and Germany....
, dholes, and wild pig

Pig

Pigs, also called hogs or swine, are a genus of even-toed ungulates within the Family Suidae. The name pig, hog, or swine most commonly refers to the Domestic pig in everyday parlance, but technically encompasses several distinct species, including the Wild Boar....
s. Its waterfall

Waterfall

A waterfall is usually a geology geologic formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a nickpoint, or sudden break in elevation....
s include the 80 metre Heo Narok, and Haeo Suwat made famous from the film The Beach
The Beach (film)

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. Namtok Sarika is popular with the Thais.

Recent wildlife studies show that animal ranges, particularly the few resident tigers, are impacted by human activity near the center of the park. This study has not impacted the government's call for private lodging concessions within the park itself.

The park is often visited by travellers from Isan

Isan

Isan is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima....
, Bangkok

Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
and beyond, for whom there are over 50km of hiking

Hiking

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trails.

In 1984 the park was made an ASEAN Heritage Park, and on July 14 2005 the park together with other parks in the Dong Phaya Yen mountains

Dong Phaya Yen mountains

Dong Phaya Yen is a mountain range in central Thailand. As the southeastern extension of the Phetchabun mountains, it is part of the division between the Chao Phraya river valley and the Khorat Plateau of northeastern Thailand....
was inscribed as a UNESCO

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
World Heritage Site

World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
under the name Dong Phaya Yen–Khao Yai Forest Complex. Lands adjacent to the national park are increasingly developed into luxury hotels and golf courses for weekending visitors from Bangkok. Such development limits wildlife corridors and permanently reduces future conservation and land acquisition ability.

The fee is 400 baht for foreigners (200 for children), and 40 for Thais. Food is available from private concessions within the park. As well, night-time "wildlife spotlighting" is available via pick-up trucks in the early evening. Animals sighted usually are limited to deer and civet cats, and only rarely include elephants.

Khao Yai National Park

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