ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng

The United Nations Science, Education and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has recognized ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng of Thailand as the World Natural Heritage in 1991.

ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng stretches over an area of ​​over 600,000 hectares along the Myanmar border. This is one of the conservation areas that are preserved and planned fairly intact in Southeast Asia.

The terrain in ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng consists of many hills and mountains with seasonal rivers. The area that concentrates the number of animals and animals in the reserve is in the north. In the overall area of ​​the nature reserve, there are also plain land areas, but the plain area is not much, but mainly the terrain of mountains and rivers.

System of rivers, streams, hills and forests in Thungyai conservation area - Huai Kha Khaeng

In ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng, the terrain is divided by a network of rivers and streams that flow through and flows across the area. There is a large river that originates from the valley of Thung Yai that flows through the reserve and flows into Burma's waters.

Especially with the terrain and land in the conservation area, there is the appearance of beaches and minerals . It is the occurrence of mineral salts that make the land here fertile and produce many minerals that help the stronger development of flora and fauna.

ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng is divided into two main areas, including mountains, hills, prairie plains and river areas.

The flora and fauna of ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng is very diverse with the appearance of a number of typical species from China, India and Burma. There are five types of forests within the nature reserve, which are distinguished by the height and coverage of the trees. For example, on the high slopes of over 600 meters is one species, under 600 is classified as another species. The rest consists of a mixed tree forest, a bamboo forest and a forest area with nourished trees under poor mineral conditions.

Scientists and botanists estimate in ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng has about 120 mammal species, 400 bird species, 96 reptile species, 43 amphibian species, 113 fish species. fresh water, 22 species of woodpecker. Of the 113 freshwater fish species currently residing in ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng has 34 species in the list of threatened species. At the same time in the presence of 22 species of woodpeckers, ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng is home to the most diverse living woodpeckers in the park and reserve areas of the world. .
The reason for such a diversity of animals and flora is because in ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng has both plains, hills and rivers and streams. These two areas have a close relationship in soil formation as well as minerals that nourish trees and flora and create an ideal habitat for animals.

Another reason is that the area of ​​ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng is quite large and has a special natural environment that can be a place of growth for many large animals and animals. Eat meat like Elephant and Tiger. In particular, there are Asian tigers - a listed species that needs special protection and is at risk of being threatened and also protected and protected in this reserve.

Besides, in Thung Yai there is the appearance of Thai ethnic minorities living. It is estimated that about 3,800 people of the tribes still live in the immediate vicinity of the conservation area.

ThungYai - Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary is recognized by Unesco as a World Natural Heritage Site (ix) and (x): Integrity of ThungYai - Huai Wildlife Sanctuary Kha Khaeng is relatively complete compared to other protected areas in Southeast Asia. Besides, the flora and fauna here are very diverse, there are also many rare and precious species preserved in this area.