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Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries

Thailand
Date of Inscription: 1991
Criteria: (vii)(ix)(x)
Core zone: 577464 ha
Kanchanaburi, Tak and Uthai Thani provinces
N15 20 E98 55
Ref: 591

Brief Description

Stretching over more than 600,000 ha along the Myanmar border, the sanctuaries, which are relatively intact, contain examples of almost all the forest types of continental South-East Asia. They are home to a very diverse array of animals, including 77% of the large mammals (especially elephants and tigers), 50% of the large birds and 33% of the land vertebrates to be found in this region.