Khao Noi–Khao Pradu Non-hunting Area
Geography
Khao Noi–Khao Pradu Non-hunting Area is located about 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Phitsanulok city in Don Thong Subdistrict, Mueang Phitsanulok District and Ban Klang, Chai Nam, Wang Nok Aen Subdistricts, Wang Thong District and Ban Yang, Hin Lat, Khan Chong Subdistricts, Wat Bot District of Phitsanulok Province.
The non-hunting area is 40 km (25 mi) long and has a maximum width of 5 km (3.1 mi), total area is 129 km (50 sq mi) and is neighbouring by Song Khwae Non-hunting Area to the north, Khwae Noi National Park to the east and Thung Salaeng Luang National Park to the southeast.
Streams flow into the Khwae Noi River a tributary of the Nan River.
Topography
Landscape is mostly covered by forested mountains, such as Khao Noi in the north and Khao Pradu in the south. The total mountained area is 88%, divided into 33% high slope mountain area (upper-slopes, shallow valleys, mountain tops and deeply incised streams) and 55% hill slope area (open slopes, u-shaped valleys and midslope ridges). There are plains for 12%.
History
In 1992 a survey was set up by the Phitsanulok Regional Forestry Office for Khao Noi–Khao Pradu forest area and many wild animals were found here. In 1994 the forest area on both sides of the Khwae Noi River were surveyed and also many kinds of wild animals were found there. Later in 1998 the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives proposed that the area should be Khao Noi–Khao Pradu Non-hunting Area, which was publized in the Government Gazette, volume 115, issue 43 Ngor, dated May 28, 1998. Since 2002 this non-hunting area has been managed by Protected Areas Regional Office 11 (Phitsanulok).
Flora
The non-hunting area features mixed deciduous forest (89%), agricultural area (6%), and abandoned farms (5%).
Fauna
Mammals, there are 20 species from 13 families, represented by one species:
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- Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii)
- Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherusus macrourus)
- Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus)
- Burmese hare (Lepus peguensis)
- Finlayson's squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii)
- Greater slow loris (Nycticebus coucang)
- Javan mongoose (Urva javanica)
- Large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha)
- Lesser bamboo rat (Cannomys badius)
- Malayan flying lemur (Galeopterus variegatus)
- Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta)
- Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica)
- Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Birds, there are some 120 species, of which 70 species of passerine from 30 families, represented by one species:
- Ashy woodswallow
- Australasian pipit
- Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike
- Black-browed reed warbler
- Black drongo
- Black-naped monarch
- Black-naped oriole
- Black-throated laughingthrush
- Brown shrike
- Chestnut-tailed starling
- Common iora
- Common tailorbird
- Golden babbler
- Golden-fronted leafbird
- Grey-headed canary-flycatcher
- Indochinese bush lark
- Indochinese cuckooshrike
- Lanceolated warbler
- Malaysian pied fantail
- Olive-backed sunbird
- Oriental magpie-robin
- Puff-throated babbler
- Red-billed blue magpie
- Red-rumped swallow
- Red-whiskered bulbul
- Scarlet-backed flowerpecker
- Velvet-fronted nuthatch
- White-rumped munia
- Yellow-bellied warbler
- Yellow-browed warbler
and 50 species of non-passerine from 19 families, represented by one species:
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- Asian barred owlet
- Asian green bee-eater
- Asian palm swift
- Black-headed woodpecker
- Chinese pond heron
- Coppersmith barbet
- Crested treeswift
- Eurasian hoopoe
- Greater coucal
- Grey-headed parakeet
- Indian roller
- Large cuckooshrike
- Large-tailed nightjar
- Lesser whistling duck
- Red junglefowl
- Red-wattled lapwing
- Shikra
- Thick-billed green pigeon
- White-throated kingfisher
Reptiles, there are 12 species from 8 families, represented by one species:
Amphibians, there are 6 species from 3 families, represented by one species:
Location
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See also
References
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