Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตร์ป่าภูขัด | |
Location | Phitsanulok Province, Thailand |
Nearest city | Loei |
Coordinates | 17°15′N101°00′E / 17.25°N 101.0°E |
Area | 241 km2 (93 sq mi) [2] |
Established | 2017 [3] |
Governing body | Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation |
Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai : เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าภูขัด; RTGS: Khet Raksa Phan Satpa Phu Khat) is a wildlife sanctuary in Nakhon Thai District of Thailand's Phitsanulok Province. The sanctuary covers an area of 241 square kilometres (93 sq mi) and was established in 2017.
Phu Khat Wildlife Sanctuary is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of city of Phitsanulok and 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Loei town in Bo Pho, Na Bua, Nakhon Chum, Nam Kum and Yang Klon subdistricts, Nakhon Thai District of Phitsanulok Province. [4]
The sanctuary's area is 241 square kilometres (93 sq mi) 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. [2]
Landscape is covered by forested mountains, such as Khao Pha Pratu Miang >600 metres (2,000 feet), Khao Ya Pook >800 metres (2,600 feet), Phu Klang, Phu Khat >1,200 metres (3,900 feet). [5] [6] 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. [7]
The highest temperature in April is 38.3 °C (100.9 °F) and the lowest temperature in January is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average amount of rainfall per year is 1,352 millimetres (53.2 in). [8]
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. [3]
The sanctuary features dry deciduous forest, mixed deciduous forest, tropical evergreen forest and hill evergreen forest. [9]
In the sanctuary are the following number of species: 29 mammals, 128 birds, 22 reptiles and 12 amphibians. [10]
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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