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| Lynam, A.J.; Round, P.D.; Brockelman, W.Y. | |
| Status of birds and large mammals in Thailand's dong Phayayen - Khao Yai Forest Complex | |
| 2006 Full Book | |
Thailand has one of the most extensive systems of protected areas in Mainland Southeast Asia with c. 17% of land area coverage. In the past, protected area management focused on individual reserves. Increasingly, management now emphasizes forest complexes. 2. Seventeen terrestrial protected forest complexes covering 91,195 km2 have been defined for future conservation and management in Thailand. The Dong Phayayen - Khao Yai (DPKY) forest complex incorporates four National Parks and one Wildlife Sanctuary, covering 6,199 km2. 3. In cooperation with the Royal Forest Department (now Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation or DoNP), the Wildlife Conservation Society conducted field surveys to assess the status and distribution of birds and large mammals, with an emphasis on Globally and Nationally Threatened Key Species. 4. Objectives of the surveys were to generate reliable baseline inventories of birds and large mammals and provide information to managers on threats to wildlife for use in management planning, and to provide training in survey methods for government staff. 5. Surveys focused on three reserves; Khao Yai, Thap Lan, and Ta Phraya National Parks. Birds were surveyed via direct observations, while large mammals were surveyed using track and sign searches, camera-traps, direct observation, and interviews with local people. 6. Additional information was gleaned from the Mahidol University MASS database, publications and previous survey reports for Pang Sida National Park and Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve. A sixth reserve which is part of the complex, Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary, was unavailable for survey. |
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