Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary

18°12′30″N 97°44′15″E / 18.20833°N 97.73750°E / 18.20833; 97.73750Area875 km²Established1978Governing bodyWildlife Conservation Office

The Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai: เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าสาละวิน) is located in Thailand near the border with Burma and includes the Thai section of the Salween River. Founded in 1978, it is an IUCN Category IV wildlife sanctuary, measuring 87,500 square kilometres (33,800 sq mi) in size.[1]

Location

Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary in overview PARO 16 (Mae Sariang branch)  
    9) Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary in overview PARO 16 (Mae Sariang branch)
  National park
  1 Mae Ngao
  2 Mae Sariang
  3 Namtok Mae Surin
  4 Salawin
  5 Tham Pla–Namtok Pha Suea
   
  Wildlife sanctuary
  6 Doi Wiang La
  7 Lum Nam Pai
  8 Mae Yuam Fang Khwa
  9 Salawin
10 San Pan Daen
  
  Non-hunting area
11 Lum Nam Pai Fang Sai
  
  Forest park
12 Kaeo Komon
13 Mai sak Yai
14 Namtok Huai Mae Saed
15 Namtok Klo Kho
16 Namtok Mae Sawan Noi
17 Namtok Mae Yuam Luang
18 Namtok Mai Sang Nam
19 Pha Hin Tang
20 Tham Tara Lod
21 Thung Bua Tong
  Arboretum
22 Doi Mak Hin Hom
23 Huai Chom Phu
24 Mae Surin
25 Pong Khae

References

  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre; IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre; IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. pp. 171–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved October 1, 2011.


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