Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary (; ) is a wildlife sanctuary in Ban Khok, Fak Tha and Nam Pat districts of Thailand's Uttaradit Province. The sanctuary covers an area of and was established in 1998.
Geography Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary is located about northeast of Uttaradit town in Bo Bia, Muang Chet Ton subdistricts, Ban Khok District and Fak Tha, Song Khon, Ban Siao, Song Hong subdistricts, Fak Tha District and Den Lek, Tha Faek subdistricts, Nam Pat District of Uttaradit Province. The sanctuary's area is and is neighbouring Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary to the southeast and Lam Nam Nan National Park to the southwest and abutting Si Nan National Park to the west. The small streams are tributaries of the Nan River and Nam Pat.
Topography Landscape is covered by forested mountains, such as Phu Chan, Phu Chang Yai, Phu Heliym, Phu Khem, Phu Pha Dan, Phu Wang. The area is divided into 39% high slope mountain area (shallow valleys, upper slopes, mountain tops and deeply incised streams), 57% hill slope area (open slopes, midslope ridges and u-shaped valleys) and 2% plains.
Flora The sanctuary features mixed deciduous forest (86%), dry evergreen forest (5%), dry deciduous forest (4%), agricultural area (3%) and savanna (2%).
Fauna Mammals in the sanctuary are:
Birds, sightings of some 70 species, of which 40 passerine species from 21 families, represented by one species:
and some 30 non-passerine species from 12 families, represented by one species:
Location Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary in overview PARO 11 (Phitsanulok) Wildlife sanctuary 11Mae Charim12 Nam Pat13Phu Khat14Phu Miang-Phu Thong15Phu Pha Daeng16Tabo-Huai Yai National park 1Khao Kho2Khwae Noi3Lam Nam Nan4Nam Nao5Namtok Chat Trakan6Phu Hin Rong Kla7Phu Soi Dao8Tat Mok9Thung Salaeng Luang10Ton Sak Yai
See also List of protected areas of Thailand DNP - Mae Charim Wildlife Sanctuary List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand
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