|
 Thungyai
Naresuan
Wildlife
Sanctuary
is a
protected
area
in
Thailand.
It
is
located
in
the
northern
part
of
Kanchanaburi
province
and
southern
part
of
Tak
province
and
was
created
on
April
24,
1974.
It
was
later
declared
a
World
Heritage
Site
by
the
United
Nations
in
1991,[1]
together
with
the
adjoining
Huai
Kha
Khaeng
Wildlife
Sanctuary.
Thungyai
was
extended
in
1991
and
stretches
now
over
an
area
of
364.000
ha[1].
Combined
with
Huai
Kha
Khaeng
(257,464
ha),
it
forms
the
largest
protected
area
in
Mainland
South-east
Asia,
covering
in
total
622,200ha. |
