Khao Sok National Park
Khao Sok National Park There are areas in the area of Phanom and Ban Ta Khun districts. Surat Thani Province There is a vast natural area covered with evergreen forests. It covers almost all areas of the national park area. Most of them are complex high and low mountains. There are few flat areas
The northern part of Khlong Phra Saeng is a large water source. Occurred due to the construction of the Ratchaprapha Dam (Chiao Lan) consisting of various plants and wildlife. Khao Sok National Park has an area of approximately 741.01 square kilometers or 463,131.43 rai. It was established as a national park on December 23, 1980.
Khao Sok National Park center territory of “Mountain of Rain Forest” is the largest and most important tract of rainforest in the south, comprising Khao Sok National Park. Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary Khlong Yan Wildlife Sanctuary Khlong Naka Wildlife Sanctuary Sri Phang Nga National Park and Kaeng Krung National Park It has a total area of 2,296,879.5 rai with high biodiversity. It is rich in many types of plants. Both rare and endemic plants such as lotus flower, Thalang governor palm or white back palm, and Phra Rahu palm. It is also a habitat for a wide variety of wildlife.
In particular, there are 4 types of preserved wildlife, namely, deer-moths, chamois, tapirs, and marbled cats. And together with the condition of the area, there are beautiful scenery, natural wonders, including waterfalls, cliffs, caves and limestone mountain scenery that towers over the water of Ratchaprapha Dam Reservoir. until receiving the nickname Guilin, Thailand
Topography
The terrain is generally mountainous and complex with high limestone mountains. especially the strait of Khao Kalo It looks like a limestone mountain with a spiky peak. There were some steep cliffs as towers in the air. There are not many plains The forest condition is a very complete rainforest, a watershed forest. streams of the Tapi River The highest point is about 960 meters above sea level, with an average height of about 200 meters above sea level, and the soil characteristics are generally reddish sandy clay. Some of them are laterite soils, but there is a small part.
Forest and wildlife resources
Wildlife consists of many animals such as elephants, deer, tigers, bears, tapirs, gibbons, monkeys, chamois, various kinds of birds, etc. Large amphibians such as frogs and rare fish species such as dragon fish. It is also a habitat for the rhinoceros. By the end of 1965, a local ranger was able to shoot a rhinoceros in a swamp in the middle of the forest. Subsequently, in April 1987, Sueb Nakasathien went to the area to search for 10 days without being found, but found traces in the rainy season last year.
The general forest condition is evergreen forest with valuable plants such as Do Laem, Takhian, Yang, Tiger's Eye, Cockscomb, Krabak, Yom Hom, Inthanin, etc. It also contains many lower ground plants. It is a source of plant distribution that mixes between plant species in the northern and southern regions of the country.
Khao Sok National Park Location
