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'''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> 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 web |url=http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.467.9926&rep=rep1&type=pdf |title=A Preliminary Wildlife and Habitat Survey of Phou Dendin National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Phongsali | authors=William Robichaud and Bounhom Sounthala|date=1995 }}</ref> Access to the area however may not be easy, 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> It was designated a National Biodiversity Conservation Area in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/phou-dene-din-national-biodiversity-conservation-area |title=Phou Dene Din in Lao People's Democratic Republic |work=Protected Planet }}</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> 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 web |url=http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.467.9926&rep=rep1&type=pdf |title=A Preliminary Wildlife and Habitat Survey of Phou Dendin National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Phongsali | authors=William Robichaud and Bounhom Sounthala|date=1995 }}</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> It was designated a National Biodiversity Conservation Area in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/phou-dene-din-national-biodiversity-conservation-area |title=Phou Dene Din in Lao People's Democratic Republic |work=Protected Planet }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 12:00, 18 January 2019

Phou Den Din National Protected Area
Southeast Asia, Laos (green)
LocationPhongsaly, Laos
Area2,200 km2 (850 sq mi)
Elevation1,700 m (5,600 ft)
WebsiteLao People’s Democratic Republic, National Report on Protected Areas and Development

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.[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.[2][3] It also has a high density of lesser fish eagles and crested kingfishers.[4] The area is not easily accessible, but can be reached by boat or on foot.[5] It was designated a National Biodiversity Conservation Area in 1993.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Phou Daen Din National Protected Area, Laos". Nam Ha National Protected Area ( Nam Ha NPA ). Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ khambang (18 June 2015). "Surveying Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon in Phou Dendin National Protected Area". Lao Biodiversity Association.
  3. ^ J E Clarke. "BIODIVERSITY AND PROTECTED AREAS - Lao PDR" (PDF).
  4. ^ "A Preliminary Wildlife and Habitat Survey of Phou Dendin National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Phongsali". 1995. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "National Protected Area in Laos: Phou Den Din". Tourism Laos.
  6. ^ "Phou Dene Din in Lao People's Democratic Republic". Protected Planet.


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