Doi Phu Nang National Park
Doi Phu Nang National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยภูนาง) is a national park in Dok Khamtai, Pong and Chiang Muan Districts, Phayao Province, Thailand.
Description
The national park, with an area of 537,424 rai ~ 860 square kilometres (330 sq mi)[2] is located in two mountain chains of the Phi Pan Nam Range, Mae Yom and Nampi, with a not-protected area in between. There are both mixed evergreen forests, dipterocarp forest and dry deciduous forests in the park area.
Doi Phu Nang, the mountain that gives its name to the park, with an altitude of 1,202 m, is the highest peak in the area. The sources of two tributaries of the Yom River are in this mountain.[3] The park also has scenic rock formations and two impressive waterfalls, Namtok Than Sawan and Namtok Huai Ton Phueng.[4]
Flora and fauna
Trees in the protected area include Malabar ironwood, Afzelia xylocarpa, Lagerstroemia calyculata, Mangifera caloneura, Ailanthus triphysa, Michelia alba, Berrya ammonilla, Schleichera oleosa, Vitex pinnata and Pterocarpus macrocarpus.
A variety of birds are found, especially the rare green peafowls, threatened by habitat destruction, which come to the park area for breeding from January to March. Among the other animals, the fishing cat, Asiatic black bear, muntjac, masked palm civet, bamboo rat, tree shrews, the Asiatic softshell turtle and the Bengal monitor deserve mention.
Location
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See also
References
- ^ "Doi Phunang". Protected Planet. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 127
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Doi Phu Nang National Park". Bangkok Post. No. Travel. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Doi Phu Nang National Park". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
External links
- Trekthailand - Doi Phu Nang National Park
- Doi Phu Nang National Park - Thai Forest Booking
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