Khao Laem National Park

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Khao Laem National Park
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Location Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
Nearest city Sangkhlaburi
Coordinates 15°01′20″N98°35′50″E / 15.02222°N 98.59722°E / 15.02222; 98.59722
Area1,497 km2 (578 sq mi)
Established5 December 1987 [1]
Visitors66,192(in 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.

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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 , Survivor NZ: Thailand . [4]

Geography

The area of the park is 935,584 rai ~ 1,497 square kilometres (578 sq mi) [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: [6]

  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: [6]

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