Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary

Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location in Thailand
Location	Thailand
Nearest city	Nakhon Phanom
Coordinates	18°10′N 103°59′E / 18.167°N 103.983°E / 18.167; 103.983Coordinates: 18°10′N 103°59′E / 18.167°N 103.983°E / 18.167; 103.983
Area	186.5 km²
Established	1975
Governing body	Wildlife Conservation Division

Phu Wua (Thai: ภูวัว) is a wildlife sanctuary in northeastern Thailand, in Bueng Kan Province. It covers an area of 186.5 km² of the districts Seka and Bung Khla.

Features

The wildlife preserve covers forested hills along the Mekong River, ranging between 160 and 448 m elevation. The highest hill is Phu Wua Lang Tham Sung. Shorea obtusa is the most common tree. The dry and wet virgin forests are interspersed with bamboo forests and grasslands. Wildlife of the sanctuary includes elephants, tigers, leopards, bears, pheasants, monkeys, and gibbons.

The area was first surveyed in 1964, but the survey was halted due to the growing communist insurgency in the area. It took till 1974 for the forestry department to complete the survey and report the results to the government. On 2 May 1975 it was established as a wildlife sanctuary by royal decree.^[1]

References

↑ Royal gazette No. 92 chapter 87 (Thai only)

External links

Bueng Kan Province

Bueng Khong Long	Bueng Khong Long Dong Bang Pho Mak Khaeng Tha Dok Kham

Bung Khla	Bung Khla Khok Kwang Nong Doen

Mueang Bueng Kan	Bueng Kan Chaiyaphon Ho Kham Khai Si Kham Na Di Khok Kong Na Sawan Non Sombun Non Sawang Nong Loeng Pong Pueai Wisit

Pak Khat	Na Dong Na Kang Non Sila Nong Yong Pak Khat Som Sanuk

Phon Charoen	Don Ya Nang Nong Hua Chang Pa Faek Phon Charoen Si Chomphu Si Samran Wang Chomphu

Seka	Ban Tong Nam Chan Nong Thum Pong Hai Sang Seka Sok Kam Tha Kok Daeng Tha Sa-at

Si Wilai	Chumphu Phon Na Sabaeng Na Saeng Na Sing Si Wilai

So Phisai	Bua Tum Kham Kaeo Lao Thong Nong Phan Tha Si Chomphu So Tham Charoen

Landmarks	Bung Khong Long Nam Tok Tat Kinnari Phu Thok Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary Wat Phu Thok

Wildlife sanctuaries of Thailand

Huai Kha Khaeng Khao Ang Rue Nai Khao Khiao – Khao Chomphu Khlong Nakha Khlong Phraya Khlong Saeng Khlong Yan Phu Luang Phu Wua Salawin Thungyai Naresuan Ton Pariwat

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