Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai

Location

Saraburi

Country

Thailand

Year of Research

2005

Culture

The Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 km along Ta Phraya National Park on the Cambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west.

The site is home to more than 800 species of animal species, including 112 mammal species (among them two species of gibbon), 392 bird species and 200 reptile and amphibian species. It is globally important for the preservation of globally threatened and endangered mammal, bird and reptile species, among them 19 that are vulnerable, four that are endangered, and one that is critically endangered.

The area has substantial and important tropical forest ecosystems, which can facilitates a viable habitat for the long-term survival of these species.