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 The Mae Nam Phachi Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Ratchaburi province immediately north of the Kaeng Krachan National Park.
The sanctuary is contiguous with Kaeng Krachan National Park for much of its southern boundary and thus shares the same habitat types - ie. hill evergreen forest, dry evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest. Mae Nam Phachi is a wildlife sanctuary, which is much more strictly protected area than a national park. Wildlife sanctuaries are designated to allow as free and undisturbed movement of animals as possible. Therefore they are open mainly for educational or scientific research or for volunteering and a special permit is necessary to normally required to enter a wildlife sanctuary - however Maenam Phachi has at least two trails that are open to public access.
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 Just a couple of weeks ago on a trip to northern Suphanburi I decided that I would investigate Uthai Thani (neighboring province of Suphanburi) a little more in the coming weeks. I have to say it is a beautiful province with many attractions and much to see. Two of the more notable attractions I wanted to see were Khao Pla Ra, a mountain range that contains prehistoric cave paintings dated 3000-5000 years old. The other being Tham Hup Pa Tat, a sealed mountain pass that opens into a secret valley. So off I went to do my internet research prior to setting off.
Like most travellers in Thailand I research the locations that I want to travel to and photograph using several sources but the easiest and most accessible of these resources is the internet. One of the things I have become very aware of is rampant copying of information from site to site by so called "Thailand Guide" sites. This is particulary a problem as these sites are written |
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 One insect that is often seen in Thai forests is a species of the Flatid (Flatidae) Planthoppers, or to be more precise the nymph of a Flatidae bug. It is the white filamentous body covering of the nymph that causes first interest and then amazement as one realizes that is it in fact an animal. Younger specimens are often mistaken for a fungus or a plant and it is not until the nymph moves that you realize the mistake. As the nymph grows it develops a more insect like appearance, even though keeping the hairy filamentous covering, and it body, legs and face become apparent.
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 After humming and awing over where would be a good location to visit in Thailand taking into account the poor weather and light we have at this time of year I plumped for some indoor locations. Being a Bangkok resident it goes without saying that an outing in Bangkok to take photographs does not really cut the mustard so an alternative location was needed for a miserable and wet September weekend.
After a bit of research I decided to head back to one my favorite provinces in the whole of Thailand, Ratchaburi. I would make the journey via Phetchaburi so I could finally see the Tham Khao Luang site and also indulge in some food at Hat Chao Samran. My stomach is also close at heart when travel decisions are being made.
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 Last week I had intended to travel to Chonburi, Rayong and Chantaburi to view the Thai fishing boat fleets that traditionally remain at port for the Queen's birthday celebrations. I made the trip but the opportunities for photography were not so good as the weather, which is inclement at best during this time of the year, did not really serve up suitable conditions. So a weekend of photographing fishing boats turned into weekend for relaxing by the sea and sampling the absolutely fabulous east coast seafood. Or so I thought.
What was supposed to be a relaxing weekend trip turned into quite an educational trip but for altogether the wrong reasons. The Queen's birthday weekend coincided with a particulary high tide and what was left on the beaches after the high tide was quite shocking. Serious pollution in Thailand. |
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 Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary often makes the news whether it be for the marauding elephants that had been hijacking trucks of fruit, the reintroduction of the Siamese crocodile or for the keen work of it's forestry officials who in just one year arrested nearly 4000 encroachers.
Khao Ang Rue Nai is just a short drive (2.5 hours) from Bangkok in Chachoengao province and a quick glance at the location on Google Earth shows you it's main problem, it is primarily lowlands and forest under 250 meters that is being encroached from all sides except the mountainous region of Eastern Forest to the south.
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