Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area

Coordinates: 17°47′37″N 104°47′02″E / 17.79361°N 104.78389°E / 17.79361; 104.78389
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Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area
Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map showing the location of Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area
Map showing the location of Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area
Location of Phou Hin Poun in Laos
LocationKhammouane, Laos
Coordinates17°47′37″N 104°47′02″E / 17.79361°N 104.78389°E / 17.79361; 104.78389[1]
Area1,801.49 km2 (695.56 sq mi)
DesignationNational
Designated1993
Named forPhou Hin Poun, Laotian for limestone mountain
Governing bodyDepartment of Forestry (DOF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
Website[1]

The Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area, formerly known as the Khammouane Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area, is one of 21

Khammouane Province, it is home to a number of rare or newly discovered species. National Biodiversity Conservation Areas are not protected by the government of Laos in any meaningful way; the budget for each is about $500.[2] The human population of the NBCA is 29,603.[3]

Flora and fauna

The vegetation of Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area is shaped by its tropical savanna climate, and the rugged, cave-riddled and porous karst terrain. Over 50% of the landscape is estimated to be rocky outcroppings, and most of the rest is dry evergreen forest and scrubland.[3][4] This diverse landscape is home to 113 species of mammal, 160 species of bird, 81 species of reptile, 47 species of amphibian and 145 species of fish.[3] There are 41 known species of bats in Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area, with a single cave, Tam Houay Si, used by 22 species.[4]

The most striking discovery coming from the Phou Hin Poun NBCA is the

Saxatilomys paulinae, represents a new genus of the Murinae subfamily, the Old World rats and mice.[6]

Mammals known or suspected to live in Phou Hin Poun include the

hill myna (Gracula religiosa), red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri), the sooty babbler (Stachyris herberti), and the wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus).[7]

References

  1. ^ "Khammouane Limestone (Phou Hin Poun) National Biodiversity Conservation Area". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ Denis Gray (AP) (February 25, 2004). "Asia's oasis loses its forests, wildlife". Environment. NBC News. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Phoun Hin Poun NBCA". GMS Sustainable Tourism Development Project in Lao PDR. 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b Robinson, Mark F.; Webber, Maurice (2000). "Survey of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the Khammouan Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Lao P.D.R." (PDF). Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society. 48: 21–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  5. ^ "New pictures of 'living fossil'". Science & environment. BBC News. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
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  7. ^ a b R. J. Timmins (1997). "Notes on wildlife and habitats in Khammouan Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Khammouan Province, Lao PDR" (PDF). Wildlife Conservation Society. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
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