Khao
Phra Thaeo Wildlife Conservation Development and Extension
Center
 Located
in Amphoe Thalang, you drive about 20 kms from Phuket Town
to reach the Wildlife Conservation Center. A center of environmental
studies, Khao Phra Thaeo, with an area of 13,925 rai, encompasses
a dozen areas of virgin forest and actively conserves a rich
variety of wild animals, which would otherwise become extinct
in fast-growing Phuket. Also, Khao Phra Thaeo abounds with
fascinating forest  vegetation,
and myriad giant trees covered by creepers and climbers of
every description, similar to a Tarzan movie set. Especially
rare is one species of palm called the Governor's Palm or
White Back Palm ('pahm lahng kao' in Thai) found at Khao Phra
Thaeo. Declared a wildlife sanctuary in July of 1969, Khao
Phra Thaeo is home to many types of wild animals --langurs,
barking deer, mouse deer, bear, wild boar, monkeys, gibbons,
porcupines, macaques, reptiles, lizards and several species
of birds, in an idyllic setting cooled by sonorous cascading
waterfalls.
Ton
Sai Waterfall Forest Park
 Approximately
22 kms from the Town, just go along Thepkasattri Road bypassing
the traffic light and turn right and continue for 3 kms looking
for posted signs showing Khao Phra Thaeo, and you will discover
a small waterfall called Ton Sai. The fall provides a wide
variety of natural beauty of green trees, watercourses and
pools. Particularly during the rainy season it pours a great
volume of water over the rocks and provides a shady area of
relaxation.
Bang
Pae Waterfall
Bang
Pae Waterfall offers thick foliage surroundings and is the
setting of the Gibbon Center, an arboretum and a nursery to
rehabilitate captured gibbons before returning them into the
wild. To save Thailand's wild gibbon population (poachers
shoot the mother to get a baby for illegal sale), this project
in Khao Phra Thaeo National Park retrains former pets to survive
in the wild. You will find it fascinating, and your donation
and T-shirt purchases will help keep the project running.
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