Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary
Appearance
Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าสาละวิน | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location in Thailand | |
Location | Thailand |
Nearest city | Mae Hong Son |
Coordinates | 18°12′30″N 97°44′15″E / 18.20833°N 97.73750°E |
Area | 875 km² |
Established | 1978 |
Governing body | Wildlife Conservation Office |
The Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary is wildlife sanctuary in northern Thailand near the border with Myanmar and includes the Thai section of the Salween River. It was founded in 1978 and is 87,500 km2 (33,800 sq mi) in size.[1]
Location
[edit]Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary in overview PARO 16 (Mae Sariang branch) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ IUCN (1990). "Thailand". 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. Gland, Switzerland: World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved October 1, 2011.