Thale Ban National Park
The Thale Ban National Park ( Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติ ทะเล บัน ) is a national park in the southern region of Thailand.
Location
The Thale Ban National Park is located in the Banthat Mountains in the southern part of the province of Satun directly on the border with Malaysia. The National Park stretches across the forest reserve of Ku Pang Pu To, Ka Ming Hua Khuan Bo Nam Pu and Yu in Tambon Pu Yu. The distance to the capital Bangkok is about 1000 kilometers.
History
On October 27, 1980 Thale Ban was inaugurated as the 20th National Park of Thailand. It consists of an area the size of approximately 196 km ², which is located in the counties of Khuan Don Mueang Satun and.
In the first ten years 14,300 visitors were registered, many of whom traveled from Malaysia. By the end of 2007, there were 30,815 visitors.
Geography
When in 1906 the cultivation of rubber was introduced in southern Thailand, the end of the rain forests appeared to have been initiated. Remains of extensive monocultures are still visible in the park.
The highest elevation in the park is the Chin with a height of about 750 meters.
The average rainfall is 2,600 millimeters in the park, most precipitation falls There from May to October. The driest months are December to March. The average temperature is 27-28 ° C, with the hottest month is April, November and December the coolest.
Fauna
In the park many mammals have been seen: the Asian Elephant and a Tiger Style, the Malayan tapir, the sun bear (Ursus malayanus ), species from the taxa giant glider, macaques, civet cats and porcupines. Due to the difficult, mountainous terrain can the truth of these descriptions is difficult to verify. However, often seen are the Southern Brillenlangur ( Trachypithecus obscurus ), white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar) and the Kleinkantschil ( Tragulus javanicus). Easy to discover the Barking tree frog ( Hyla gratiosa ) because his barking like a dog sounds; He is especially loudly during the spawning period.
Thale Ban is an excellent area for birdwatching. Over 210 bird species have been spotted, including the very rare rhinoceros bird ( Buceros rhinoceros ), the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and the Finfoot ( Heliopais personata ). Other birds of prey of the National Parks: Dreifarbenweih ( Aviceda leuphotes ) Kiefernteesa ( Butastur indicus) and Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis Ptilorhynchus ).