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'''Phu Den Din''' [[National Protected Area]] (NPA) is a [[protected area]] in northern [[Laos]], covering 2,200 km2 in [[Phongsaly Province]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.namha-npa.org/npa_in_laos/1_Phou_Daen_Din.html|title=Phou Daen Din National Protected Area, Laos|publisher=Nam Ha National Protected Area ( Nam Ha NPA )|accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref>
'''Phou Den Din National Protected Area''' or [[National Biodiversity Conservation Area]] (NBCA) is a [[protected area]] in northern [[Laos]], covering 2,200 km2 in [[Phongsaly Province]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.namha-npa.org/npa_in_laos/1_Phou_Daen_Din.html|title=Phou Daen Din National Protected Area, Laos|publisher=Nam Ha National Protected Area ( Nam Ha NPA )|accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mekong-protected-areas.org/lao_pdr/docs/lao_pdr_nr.pdf |title=National Report on Protected Areas and Development in Lao People's Democratic Republic}}</ref> It was designated a National Biodiversity Conservation Area in 1993.<ref name=wdpa/>
The name is also spelt '''Phou Dene Dinh''' and '''Phou Daen Din'''. The conservation area borders Vietnam, and its terrain is hilly, rising to over 2,000 meters. Among the animals found in the area are [[elephants]], [[gibbon]]s, [[macaque]]s, [[gaur]]s, [[banteng]]s, [[Asiatic black bear]]s, [[sun bear]]s, [[leopard]]s, and [[tiger]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://laobiodiversity.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/gibbon-project/|title=Surveying Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon in Phou Dendin National Protected Area|date=18 June 2015|author=khambang|work=Lao Biodiversity Association }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mekonginfo.org/assets/midocs/0002547-environment-biodiversity-and-protected-areas-lao-p-d-r.pdf |title=BIODIVERSITY AND PROTECTED AREAS - Lao PDR|author=J E Clarke }}</ref> It also has a high density of [[lesser fish eagle]]s and [[crested kingfisher]]s.<ref>{{cite CiteSeerX |title=A Preliminary Wildlife and Habitat Survey of Phou Dendin National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Phongsali |author1=William Robichaud |author2=Bounhom Sounthala |date=1995 |citeseerx = 10.1.1.467.9926}}</ref> The area is not easily accessible, but can be reached by boat or on foot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourismlaos.org/show.php?Cont_ID=364 |title=National Protected Area in Laos: Phou Den Din |work=Tourism Laos }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ecotourismlaos.com/protected_areas.htm Ecotourism Laos - Protected Areas]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120919074839/http://www.ecotourismlaos.com/protected_areas.htm Ecotourism Laos - Protected Areas]


[[Category:Geography of Phongsaly Province]]
[[Category:Geography of Phongsaly province]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Laos]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Laos]]
[[Category:National Biodiversity Conservation Areas]]
[[Category:National Biodiversity Conservation Areas]]


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Latest revision as of 07:13, 25 July 2023

Phou Den Din National Protected Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Map showing the location of Phou Den Din National Protected Area
Map showing the location of Phou Den Din National Protected Area
Location in Laos
LocationPhongsaly, Laos
Coordinates21°57′07″N 102°25′20″E / 21.951984°N 102.422338°E / 21.951984; 102.422338
Area2,200 km2 (850 sq mi)
Elevation1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Designated1993

Phou Den Din National Protected Area or National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA) is a protected area in northern Laos, covering 2,200 km2 in Phongsaly Province.[2][3] It was designated a National Biodiversity Conservation Area in 1993.[1] The name is also spelt Phou Dene Dinh and Phou Daen Din. The conservation area borders Vietnam, and its terrain is hilly, rising to over 2,000 meters. Among the animals found in the area are elephants, gibbons, macaques, gaurs, bantengs, Asiatic black bears, sun bears, leopards, and tigers.[4][5] It also has a high density of lesser fish eagles and crested kingfishers.[6] The area is not easily accessible, but can be reached by boat or on foot.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Protected Planet (2020). "Phou Dene Din". United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
  2. ^ "Phou Daen Din National Protected Area, Laos". Nam Ha National Protected Area ( Nam Ha NPA ). Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ "National Report on Protected Areas and Development in Lao People's Democratic Republic" (PDF).
  4. ^ khambang (18 June 2015). "Surveying Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon in Phou Dendin National Protected Area". Lao Biodiversity Association.
  5. ^ J E Clarke. "BIODIVERSITY AND PROTECTED AREAS - Lao PDR" (PDF).
  6. ^ William Robichaud; Bounhom Sounthala (1995). "A Preliminary Wildlife and Habitat Survey of Phou Dendin National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Phongsali". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.467.9926.
  7. ^ "National Protected Area in Laos: Phou Den Din". Tourism Laos.
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