KUIBURI NATIONAL PARK
is located along the Thailand/Myanmar border in southwest Thailand and is 969 square km. 
Kuiburi National Park was established in 1999 and is now a well-protected haven for much of Thailand's 
rare wildlife. 

Kuiburi National Park is an important habitat link in the Kaeng Krachan Forest complex , a corridor that 
adjoins Kaeng Krachan National Park to the north and a vast tract of uninhabited forest acorss the 
Myanmar border to the west.This area along the Tenasserim mountain range form the largest remaining 
intact forest habitat in Southeast Asia. 

The Park has one of the largest herds of Asian elephants in Thailand. It's also home to other wildlife 
such as tigers,leopards,dusky langur,asiatic black bear,Malayan sun bear,and four species of hornbill 
as well as stump-tailed macaques,Malayan tapir,sambar deer,two species of barking deer , Monitor 
lizards ,hundreds of bird and butterfly. 

The park has established serveral eco-tour packages that allow curisous visitors to explore the nature 
beauty of the park and see its wild animals. 

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ELEPHANTS

Over 140 elephants live in Kuiburi National park, Asian elephants such as those found here, grow to be 
between 2.1 and 2.9 meters hign and can weigh up to 3,700 kg. The Asian elephant is smller than the 
African elephant and also has smaller ears and tusks.

Elephant travel in small herds of 5-20 females and young, led by a dominant female .Elephant require a 
lot of water to drink and to stay cool. Kuiburi National Park has created ten ponds , mostly in the vicinity 
of the Pa Yang Substation, for elephants and other wildlife to use.

Serveral of these ponds have elephant viewing platform where visitors can safely see the animals when 
they come for water. The best time to view elephants at water sources is in the late afternoon or early 
evening.

Kuiburi national park is working closely with the local people to save and protect the elephants living in 
the area.