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 (201 sq mi) 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 (7,136 ft) 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] This sanctuary is also home to Rhacophorus kio, a species of flying frog.^[5]

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

Location

Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary in overview PARO 16 (Chiang Mai)

16) Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary in overview PARO 16 (Chiang Mai)   National park   1 Doi Inthanon   2 Doi Pha Hom Pok   3 Doi Suthep–Pui   4 Doi Wiang Pha   5 Huai Nam Dang   6 Khun Khan   7 Mae Ping   8 Mae Takhrai   9 Mae Tho 10 Mae Wang 11 Namtok Bua Tong– Namphu Chet Si 12 Op Khan 13 Op Luang 14 Pha Daeng 15 Si Lanna   Wildlife sanctuary 16 Chiang Dao 17 Mae Lao–Mae Sae 18 Omkoi 19 Samoeng      Non-hunting area 20 Doi Suthep 21 Mae Lao–Mae Sae 22 Nanthaburi 23 Pa Ban Hong      Forest park 24 Doi Wiang Kaeo

See also

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