Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary

Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai: เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าเชียงดาว) is a protected area in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Established on 25 August 1978, the sanctuary covers 521 km2 of the Doi Chiang Dao and southern mountainous regions of the Daen Lao Range, north of the Thanon Thong Chai Range. The tallest summit is 2,175 m high Doi Chiang Dao.

Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าเชียงดาว
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Doi Chiang Dao is the highest peak in the sanctuary.
Location in Thailand
LocationChiang Dao and Wiang Haeng districts, Chiang Mai Province
Coordinates19°24′16.078″N 98°55′24.718″E
Area521 km²[1]
Established25 August 1978[2]
Governing bodyWildlife Conservation Office

The sanctuary area is covered by various forest types, depending on altitude, including dry evergreen forests, hill evergreen forests, coniferous forests, deciduous dipterocarp forests, and meadows. It is the home to a number of endangered species of animals, such as long-tailed gorals (Naemorhedus caudatus), Sumatran serows (Capricornis sumatraensis), Asian golden cats (Catopuma temminckii), and big-headed turtles (Platysternon megacephalum).[1] Deignan's babblers (Stachyridopsis rodolphei) and Huia melasma are endemic to this area.[3][4]

A photo of a hill blue flycatcher in the wildlife sanctuary.

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