Pang Sida National Park
| Pang Sida National Park | |
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| อุทยานแห่งชาติปางสีดา | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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 Location within Thailand
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| Location | Sakaeo Province |
| Nearest city | Sa Kaeo |
| Coordinates | 14°05′N 102°16′E / 14.08°N 102.26°ECoordinates: 14°05′N 102°16′E / 14.08°N 102.26°E |
| Area | 844 km² |
| Established | 1982 |
| Governing body | Royal Forest Department |
Pang Sida National Park is a national park in the Sankamphaeng Range, covering 844 square kilometres in the eastern Thai province of Sa Kaeo. It is 28 kilometres north of Sa Kaeo City, the capital of the province. Together with Khao Yai National Park, Thap Lan National Park, Ta Phraya National Park and the Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary, it constitutes a part of the Dong Phayayen Forest Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering in total around 6,100 square kilometers.
One of the highlights of the park is Pang Sida waterfall.
From information collected in 2000 the park is home to a total of 271 species of vertebrate: 81 mammals, 143 species of birds (131 resident), 19 species of reptiles, 16 amphibian species and 19 species of freshwater fish.
The critically endangered Siamese crocodile Crocodylus siamensis is reported to live in the park, along with the Asian elephant, gaur, dhole (the IUCN estimates fewer than 2,500 adults of this wild dog worldwide), leopard, Malayan sun bear, Asiatic black bear and white-handed gibbon. Commoner mammals are the pig-tailed macaque, Sambar deer, barking deer and wild pig. Two notable endangered birds are the grey heron and purple heron, Ardea cinerea and A. purpurea.
The park area is also home to many species of butterfly. Within two kilometres of the entrance is a butterfly area where hundreds of butterflies congregate in certain seasons. In the interests of patron safety, as well as conservation, there is a controlled gate just past this area, and visitors are asked to consult at the visitor's centre for a guide to go further afield.
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