ASEAN Heritage Parks

Unique Flora: Continental species such as oaks, chestnuts, and maples are also found here. Some of the valuable trees include makhamong (Afzelia), takhian (Hopea), chanthana (Tarena), yang (Dipterocarpus), taback (Lagerstroemia), pradu (Pterocarpus), and kritsana (Aquilaria).

Unique Fauna: Larger mammals include elephants, gaur, sambar deer, banteng, serow,bears, Indo-Chinese tigers, leopards, Fea’s muntjac, Malayan tapir, white-handed gibbon, dusky and banded langurs, Asian wild dog, otter, and wild boar. Rare bird species include the ratchet-tailed treepie, which was last seen in 1991 and has not been recorded anywhere else in Thailand.

Habitat Types: Dry dipterocarp, mixed deciduous, and evergreen forests cover 80 percent of the Park.