Salawin National Park

The Salawin National Park or Salween National Park(Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติสาละวิน) is located in Mae Sariang and Sop Moei Districts in Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, adjacent to its border with Burma.^[2] Much of the Thai part of the Salween River^[3] is included in the 721 square kilometres (278 sq mi) park.

Salawin National Park
อุทยานแห่งชาติสาละวิน
IUCN category II (national park)
The Salawin River at Mae Sam Laep, a village located within the park
Location within Thailand
Location	Mae Hong Son
Coordinates	18°05′N 97°45′E[1]
Area	721 km2 (278 sq mi)
Established	1994
Visitors	2,054 (in 2019)
Governing body	Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

The terrain includes the mountainous forested area of the Dawna Range and the rocky river. Populated areas within the park include the Karen village of Ta Tar Fan,^[4] and the riverside village of Mae Sam Laep.^[5]

Topography

Landscape is mostly covered by mountains and forests, the height ranged from 200 metres (660 ft) to 1,100 metres (3,600 ft). Doi Khun Mae Kon is with 1,109 metres (3,638 ft) the highest peak in the park.^[6] This part of the Thanon Thong Chai Range is the origin to tributaries of the Salween, Yuam, Kong Kha, Mae Ngae and Han rivers.^[7]

Climate

The climate of Salween National park is as follows: Summer is from March to May, Rainy season is from June to October and Winter is from November to February.^[7]

History

In 1989 a survey was set up for Mae Yuam forest and Salween forest. The announcement of the establishment of the Salween National park has been approved in 1993. Later in 1994 Salween National Park with an area of 450,950 rai ~ 721 square kilometres (278 sq mi) was declared the 78th national park.^[7][8]

Flora

Thailand's second-largest teak tree is located in the park.^[5] In 1997, an illegal logging scandal, involving forestry and military officials, was uncovered at the park.^[9] Almost a third of its trees, and that of the Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary, were logged between 1996 and 1998.^[10]

The park is home to the following forest types:
Deciduous forest include:^[6]

• mai ching chan
• teak

Dipterocarp forest include:^[6]

• Andaman redwood
• Dipterocarpus obtusifolius
• Dipterocarpus tuberculatus
• mai daeng
• makha
• Pterocarpus macrocarpus
• Shorea siamensis
• Siamese sal
• takhian

Fauna

Mammal sorts include:^[6]

• Barking deer
• Bear
• Black giant squirrel
• Gibbon
• Gaur
• Hare
• Palm civet
• Sambar deer
• Serow
• Tiger
• Treeshrew
• Wild boar

Birds, of which species of passerines include:^[6]

• Brown shrike
• Dark-necked tailorbird
• Sooty-headed bulbul
• White wagtail

Species of non-passerines include:^[6]

• Dollarbird
• Kingfisher

Butterflies species include:^[6]

• Common birdwing
• Common mormon
• Common sailor
• Common sergeant
• Magpie crow
• Orange oakleaf
• Red helen

Location

Salawin National Park in overview PARO 16 (Mae Sariang branch)

4) Salawin National Park in overview PARO 16 (Mae Sariang branch)   National park   1 Mae Ngao   2 Mae Sariang   3 Namtok Mae Surin   4 Salawin   5 Tham Pla–Namtok Pha Suea       Wildlife sanctuary   6 Doi Wiang La   7 Lum Nam Pai   8 Mae Yuam Fang Khwa   9 Salawin 10 San Pan Daen      Non-hunting area 11 Lum Nam Pai Fang Sai      Forest park 12 Kaeo Komon 13 Mai sak Yai 14 Namtok Huai Mae Saed 15 Namtok Klo Kho 16 Namtok Mae Sawan Noi 17 Namtok Mae Yuam Luang 18 Namtok Mai Sang Nam 19 Pha Hin Tang 20 Tham Tara Lod 21 Thung Bua Tong   Arboretum 22 Doi Mak Hin Hom 23 Huai Chom Phu 24 Mae Surin 25 Pong Khae

See also

• List of national parks of Thailand
• List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand

References

1. "Salawin". Protected Planet. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
2. Doornbos, Martin (2000). Forests: nature, people, power. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-0-631-22188-3. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
3. Weatherbee, Donald E. (2009). International relations in Southeast Asia: the struggle for autonomy. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 292–. ISBN 978-0-7425-5682-9. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
4. Let's Go, Inc. (December 8, 2006). Let's Go Thailand. Macmillan. pp. 301–. ISBN 978-0-312-36094-8. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
5. China Williams (August 1, 2009). Thailand. Lonely Planet. pp. 337, 451, 452, 454–. ISBN 978-1-74179-157-0. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
6. "National Parks in Thailand: Salawin National Park" (PDF). Department of National Parks (Thailand). 2020. pp. 92–93. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
7. "Chor. Salween". Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
8. "พระราชกฤษฎีกา กำหนดบริเวณที่ดินป่าแม่ยวมฝั่งขวา และป่าสาละวิน ในท้องที่ตำบลเสาหิน ตำบลบ้านกาด ตำบลแม่คง ตำบลแม่ยวม อำเภอแม่สะเรียง และตำบลแม่สามแลบ อำเภอสบเมย จังหวัดแม่ฮองสอน ใหเป็นอุทยานแห่งชาติ พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗" [Royal Decree: Determine the Mae Yuan forest area and Salween forest in the area of Sao Hin subdistrict, Ban Kot subdistrict, Mae Khong subdistrict, Mae Yuam subdistrict, Mae Sariang district and Mae Sam Laep subdistrict, Sop Moei district, Mae Hong Son province to be a national park. B.E. 2537 (1994)] (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 111 (50 Kor): 62–64. 9 November 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
9. Park, Sung-Jo; Hirowatari, Seigo (December 31, 2002). Strategies towards globalization: European and Japanese perspectives. BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-3-8311-4323-8. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
10. Dauvergne, Peter (2001). Loggers and degradation in the Asia-Pacific: corporations and environmental management. Cambridge University Press. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-0-521-00134-2. Retrieved October 1, 2011.