Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary ( th, เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าน้ำปาด; ) is a

wildlife sanctuary A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or o ...

in Ban Khok, Fak Tha and Nam Pat districts of Thailand's Uttaradit Province. The sanctuary covers an area of and was established in 2001.

Geography

Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary is located about east of

Uttaradit The original name of Mueang district, Uttaradit, was Bang Pho. This district was under the control of Phi Chai District. Later, it was established as Uttaradit Province and Bang Pho District became the capital district. It was changed to Mueang ...

town in Ban Khok, Na Khum, Muang Chet Ton subdistrcts of Ban Khok District, Fak Tha, Song Khon, Ban Siao and Song Hong subdistricts of Fak Tha District and

Huai Mun Huai Mun ( th, ห้วยมุ่น, ) is a village and ''tambon'' (sub-district) of Nam Pat District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a countr ...

Nam Phai Nam Phai ( th, น้ำไผ่, ) is a village and ''tambon'' (sub-district) of Nam Pat District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in S ...

Den Lek Den Lek ( th, เด่นเหล็ก, ) is a village and ''tambon'' (sub-district) of Nam Pat District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a count ...

and

Ban Fai Ban Fai ( th, บ้านฝาย, ) is a village and ''tambon'' (sub-district) of Nam Pat District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in ...

subdistricts of Nam Pat District.
The sanctuary's area is and is neighbouring Phu Soi Dao National Park to the east,

Phu Miang-Phu Thong Wildlife Sanctuary Phu or ''variation'', may refer to: Places *Phủ, prefecture in 15th–19th century Vietnam People Given name *Phu Dorjee (died 1987), first Indian to climb Mount Everest without oxygen *Phu Dorjee Sherpa (died 1969), first Nepali to climb Mount ...

to the south, Ton Sak Yai National Park to the southwest,

Lam Nam Nan National Park Lam Nam Nan National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติลำน้ำน่าน, ) is a national park in Thailand's Phrae and Uttaradit provinces. The national park covers an area of and was established in 1998, it is home ...

to the west and

Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary ( th, เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าแม่จริม; ) is a wildlife sanctuary in Ban Khok, Fak Tha and Nam Pat districts of Thailand's Uttaradit Province. The sanctuary c ...

to the northwest. Nam Pat rises to the west, a major branch of the

Nan River The Nan River ( th, แม่น้ำน่าน, , ) is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. Geography The Nan River originates in the Luang Prabang Range, Nan Province. The provinces ...

Topography

Landscape is covered by forested mountains, such as Khao Daen , Phu Hut , Phu Luang and Phu Nong Don . The area is divided into 38% high slope mountain area (shallow valleys, mountain tops, upper slopes and deeply incised streams), 58% hill slope area (open slopes, midslope ridges and u-shaped valleys) and 4% plains.

Flora

The sanctuary features

mixed deciduous forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Description TSMF is generally found in large, discon ...

(64%),

dry deciduous forest The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive ...

(29%),

dry evergreen forest An evergreen forest is a forest made up of evergreen trees. They occur across a wide range of climatic zones, and include trees such as conifers and holly in cold climates, eucalyptus, Live oak, acacias, magnolia, and banksia in more temperate zon ...

(3%), agricultural area (2%), abandoned farms (1%) and

degraded forest A secondary forest (or second-growth forest) is a forest or woodland area which has re-grown after a timber harvest or clearing for agriculture, until a long enough period has passed so that the effects of the disturbance are no longer evident. ...

(1%).

Fauna

Mammals in the sanctuary are: Birds, of which

passerine A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...

species: and non-passerine species: Reptiles in the sanctuary are:

Location

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