Salawin National Park

Salawin National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติสาละวิน
IUCN category II (national park)

The Salawin River at Mae Sam Laep, a village located within the park
Map showing the location of Salawin National Park

Location within Thailand

Location Mae Hong Son
Coordinates 18°05′N 97°45′E / 18.09°N 97.75°E / 18.09; 97.75Coordinates: 18°05′N 97°45′E / 18.09°N 97.75°E / 18.09; 97.75[1]
Area 721.52
Established 1994
Governing body สำนักอุทยานแห่งชาติ

The Salawin National Park or Salween National Park(Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติสาละวิน) is located in Mae Sariang and Sop Moei Districts in Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, adjacent to its border with Burma.[2] Much of the Thai part of the Salween River[3] is included in the 721.52 square kilometres (278.58 sq mi) park.

The terrain includes the mountainous forested area of the Dawna Range and the rocky river. Populated areas within the park include the Karen village of Ta Tar Fan,[4] and the riverside village of Mae Sam Laep.[5]

Flora

Thailand's second-largest teak tree is located in the park.[5] Other flora includes Asian redwood and cherrywood. In 1997, an illegal logging scandal, involving forestry and military officials, was uncovered at the park.[6] Almost a third of its trees, and that of the Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary, were logged between 1996 and 1998.[7]

References

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  1. Wiang Kosai National Park - Protected Planet
  2. Doornbos, Martin (2000). Forests: nature, people, power. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-0-631-22188-3. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  3. Weatherbee, Donald E. (2009). International relations in Southeast Asia: the struggle for autonomy. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 292–. ISBN 978-0-7425-5682-9. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  4. Let's Go, Inc. (December 8, 2006). Let's Go Thailand. Macmillan. pp. 301–. ISBN 978-0-312-36094-8. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  5. 1 2 China Williams (August 1, 2009). Thailand. Lonely Planet. pp. 337, 451, 452, 454–. ISBN 978-1-74179-157-0. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  6. Park, Sung-Jo; Hirowatari, Seigo; Tōkyō Daigaku. Tōyō Bunka Kenkyūjo; Freie Universität Berlin. Ostasiatisches Seminar (December 31, 2002). Strategies towards globalization: European and Japanese perspectives. BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-3-8311-4323-8. Retrieved October 1, 2011. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  7. Dauvergne, Peter (2001). Loggers and degradation in the Asia-Pacific: corporations and environmental management. Cambridge University Press. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-0-521-00134-2. Retrieved October 1, 2011.


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