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| Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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| เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าห้วยขาแข้ง | |
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  Location in Thailand | |
| Location | Kanchanaburi, Tak and Uthai Thani Provinces, Thailand |
| Nearest city | Tak |
| Coordinates | 15°25′05″N 99°13′57″E / 15.41806°N 99.23250°E[2] |
| Area | 2780 km² (after 1992) |
| Established | 1972 |
| Governing body | Wildlife Conservation Office |
| Official name | Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, ix, x |
| Designated | 1991 (15th session) |
| Reference no. | 591 |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
The Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai: เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าห้วยขาแข้ง, pronounced [kʰèːt rák.sǎː pʰān sàt pàː hûaj kʰǎː kʰɛ̂ŋ]) is in Uthai Thani and Tak Provinces, Thailand. The park was established in 1974, and is part of the largest intact seasonal tropical forest complex in Mainland Southeast Asia. It, coupled with the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations in 1991.[3] Together, the two sanctuaries occupy 622,200 hectares. As of 2014[update] it still contained viable populations of large mammals, including gibbons, bears, elephants and Indochinese tigers, although like all other sites in mainland Southeast Asia, some species (e.g., rhinoceroses) have disappeared or have experienced severe declines.[4]
- ^ "Protected Area Profile for Huai Kha Khaeng from the World Database on Protected Areas". UNEP-WCMC. 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่า" [Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary] (PDF) (in Thai). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries". UNESCO. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Caughlin, T Trevor; et al. (12 November 2014). "Loss of animal seed dispersal increases extinction risk in a tropical tree species due to pervasive negative density dependence across life stages". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282 (1798): 20142095. doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.2095. PMC 4262173. PMID 25392471.