Doi Luang National Park

Doi Luang National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติ ดอย หลวง
Coordinates: 19 ° 27 ′ 8.1 ″  N , 99 ° 45 ′ 25.4 ″  E
Location:	Chiang Rai , Thailand
Surface:	1170 km²
Founding:	April 16, 1990
Visitors:	72,351 (March 2010)
Address:	Mae Yen Sub-district, Amphoe Phan, Chiang Rai, Thailand 57280

The Doi Luang National Park ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติ ดอย หลวง ) is a National Park in the Northern Region of Thailand . It was opened on April 16, 1990 as the 61st National Park in Thailand .

geography

The national park covers an area of ​​731,250 Rai or 1170 km², it is located in the Phi Pan Nam Mountains , in the districts ( Amphoe ) Mae Suai , Phan and Wiang Pa Pao of Chiang Rai Province , the districts of Wang Nuea , Ngao of Lampang Province and the districts of Mae Chai and Mueang Phayao the province of Phayao .

The terrain is mountainous, the highest point is Doi Luang in the north at 1694 meters. Both sandstone and laterite can be found here .

climate

• Rainy season: June to October
• Winter season: November to January
• Summer season: February to May

Flora and fauna

Doi Luang National Park is home to tropical rainforests , deciduous and dipterocarp forests . It is the habitat of many different plant and animal species.

Plant species

• Eisenbaum ( Mesua ferrea ), Thai: บุนนาค
• Hopea odorata
• Australian red cedar ( Toona ciliata )
• Lagerstroemia tomentosa
• Irvingia malayana from the Irvingiaceae family

Animal species

• Ordinary muntjac
• the Indochinese leopard ( Panthera pardus delacouri )
• the endangered collar bear , also called Asiatic black bear ( Ursus thibetanus )
• the endangered sun bear ( Helarctos malayanus )
• the endangered Chinese serau ( Capricornis milneedwardsii )

The park is also home to a large number of snakes and over 200 species of birds such as the blue-winged saliva ( Siva cyanouroptera rufodorsalis ) or the red-billed tail kitta ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha ).

Attractions

• Pu Kaeng Waterfall (Thai: น้ำตก ปู แกง )
• Cham Pa Thong Waterfall ( น้ำตก จำปา ทอง )
• Pha Klet Nak waterfall ( น้ำตก ผา เกล็ดนาค )
• Wang Kaeo Waterfall ( น้ำตก วัง แก้ว )
• Wang Thong Waterfall ( น้ำตก วังทอง )
• Nang Phaya Pang Din Fi Cave

literature

• Vasa Sutthipibul (et al., Ed.): National parks in Thailand . National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok 2006, ISBN 974-286087-4

Individual evidence

1. ↑ dnp.go.th ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ World Conservation Union (English)
3. ↑ Ursus thibetanus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
4. ↑ Ruffed Bear (Ursus thibetanus). In: WWF -Artenlexikon. Retrieved April 29, 2016 . 
5. ↑ Helarctos malayanus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .
6. ^ Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus). In: WWF -Artenlexikon. Retrieved April 29, 2016 . 
7. ↑ Capricornis milneedwardsii in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .

Web links

• Doi Luang National Park by the Thai Department of National Parks - description in English [last accessed October 15, 2013]