Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary

Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai: เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าเชียงดาว) is a protected area in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Established on 25 August 1978, the sanctuary covers 521 km² of the Doi Chiang Dao and southern mountainous regions of the Daen Lao Range, north of the Thanon Thong Chai Range. The tallest summit is 2,175 m high Doi Chiang Dao.

Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าเชียงดาว
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Doi Chiang Dao is the highest peak in the sanctuary.
Location in Thailand
Location	Chiang Dao and Wiang Haeng districts, Chiang Mai Province
Coordinates	19°24′16.078″N 98°55′24.718″E
Area	521 km²[1]
Established	25 August 1978[2]
Governing body	Wildlife Conservation Office

The sanctuary area is covered by various forest types, depending on altitude, including dry evergreen forests, hill evergreen forests, coniferous forests, deciduous dipterocarp forests, and meadows. It is the home to a number of endangered species of animals, such as long-tailed gorals (Naemorhedus caudatus), Sumatran serows (Capricornis sumatraensis), Asian golden cats (Catopuma temminckii), and big-headed turtles (Platysternon megacephalum).[1] Deignan's babblers (Stachyridopsis rodolphei) and Huia melasma are endemic to this area.[3][4]

A photo of a hill blue flycatcher in the wildlife sanctuary.

See also

• Doi Chiang Dao
• Pha Daeng National Park, formerly known as Chiang Dao National Park.

References

1. Division of Information System on Wildlife Conservation. Wildlife Conservation Office. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (n.d.). เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าเชียงดาว [Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary] (in Thai). Retrieved 14 July 2016.
2. พระราชกฤษฎีกากำหนดบริเวณที่ดินป่าเชียงดาว ในท้องที่ตำบลเมืองแหง ตำบลเมืองงาย ตำบลเมืองคอง ตำบลเชียงดาว และตำบลแม่นะ อำเภอเชียงดาว จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ ให้เป็นเขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่า พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 95 (87 ฉบับพิเศษ): 19–20. 1978-08-24.
3. NorthThailandBirding.com (n.d.). "Endemics". Retrieved 14 July 2016.
4. Stuart, S. (2006). "Huia melasma". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2006: e.T61865A12568334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61865A12568334.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

External links

• Division of Information System on Wildlife Conservation. Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary (in Thai)
• Wildlife Conservation Office. Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary (in Thai)
• Birdwatching, Doi Chiang Dao National Park