Khao Laem National Park
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Khao laem National Park is a park of about 1500 square-kilometers in western Thailand
located in Kanchanaburi Province
. It is a part of the Western Forest Complex
, a system of protected wilderness in western Thailand.
The Park is surrounding the Khao Laem Reservoir in Kanchanaburi province about 340 km northwest of Bangkok. It is cut through by road 323. The vegetation consits of mixed deciduous, hill evergreen and dry evergreen forest. It is adjecent ot the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
, which is situated to the northeast of Khao Laem National Park. Large animals of the area include tigers, elephants, gaurs, sambar deer, barking deer and wild boars.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
located in Kanchanaburi Province
Kanchanaburi Province
- History :Archaeology found in Kanchanaburi dates back to the 4th century which proves of trade with surrounding countries even in that time. Very little is also historically known about the actual Khmer influence in Kanchanaburi but there is evidence of their occupation with Prasat Muang Singh –...
. It is a part of the Western Forest Complex
Western Forest Complex
The Western Forest Complex, straddling two countries - Thailand and Myanmar - and comprising 19 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, is a main biodiversity conservation corridor of the region. Covering 18,730 square km, it is one of the largest protected territories in South East Asia...
, a system of protected wilderness in western Thailand.
The Park is surrounding the Khao Laem Reservoir in Kanchanaburi province about 340 km northwest of Bangkok. It is cut through by road 323. The vegetation consits of mixed deciduous, hill evergreen and dry evergreen forest. It is adjecent ot the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
The Wildlife Sanctuary Thung Yai Naresuan is a protected area in Thailand in the northern part of Kanchanaburi province and the southern part of Tak province...
, which is situated to the northeast of Khao Laem National Park. Large animals of the area include tigers, elephants, gaurs, sambar deer, barking deer and wild boars.