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Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park (view source)
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[[Asia]] > [[Laos]] > [[Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park]]
[[Asia]] > [[Laos]] > [[Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park]]
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= Summary = <!-- An overview of the site, with one sentence for each section. May include a site map -->
= Summary = <!-- An overview of the site, with one sentence for each section. May include a site map -->
* Northern white-cheeked crested gibbons (''Nomascus leucogenys'') are present in Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park.
* Northern white-cheeked crested gibbons (''Nomascus leucogenys'') are present in Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park.
= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->
= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->
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Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park (previously two individual National Protected Areas: Nam Et and Phou Louey) is located in the north-east of Lao PDR (Laos) and is the second largest protected area in the country (over 500 square kilometers). Spanning ten districts across three provinces (Houaphan, Luang Prabang and Xieng Khouang), the protected area is marked by steep mountainous topography, with elevation ranging from 336 to 2257 m. Nam Et-Phou Louey is remarkable for its rich wildlife biodiversity with a wide range of species, many endangered, including clouded leopards (''Neofelis nebulosa''), dholes (''Cuon alpinus''), northern white-cheeked gibbons (''Nomascus leucogenys''), Phayre's langur (''Trachypithecus phayrei''), sun bears (''Helarctos malayanus''), Asiatic black bears (''Ursus thibetanus''), Sunda pangolins (''Manis javanica''), Chinese pangolins (''Manis pentadactyla''), big-headed turtles (''Platysternon megacephalum''), impressed tortoise (''Manouria impressa''), oriental small-clawed otter (''Aonyx cinereus''), Burmese python (''Python bivittatus''), mainland serow (''Capricornis sumatraensis''), sambar deer (''Rusa unicolor''), Asian elephants (''Elephas maximus''), and Owston’s palm civet (''Chrotogale owstoni''). There are currently over 50 species of large mammal; of these there are over 20 species of carnivore (including 4 species of cats, 8 species of civet, 3 species of otter, and 2 species of bear), 8 species of primates, and 5 species of ungulate. There are 36 species of bats, over 20 species of reptiles and amphibians, and over 300 species of birds.
Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park (previously two individual National Protected Areas: Nam Et and Phou Louey) is located in the north-east of Lao PDR (Laos) and is the second largest protected area in the country (over 500 square kilometers). Spanning ten districts across three provinces (Houaphan, Luang Prabang and Xieng Khouang), the protected area is marked by steep mountainous topography, with elevation ranging from 336 to 2257 m. Nam Et-Phou Louey is remarkable for its rich wildlife biodiversity with a wide range of species, many endangered, including clouded leopards (''Neofelis nebulosa''), dholes (''Cuon alpinus''), northern white-cheeked gibbons (''Nomascus leucogenys''), Phayre's langur (''Trachypithecus phayrei''), sun bears (''Helarctos malayanus''), Asiatic black bears (''Ursus thibetanus''), Sunda pangolins (''Manis javanica''), Chinese pangolins (''Manis pentadactyla''), big-headed turtles (''Platysternon megacephalum''), impressed tortoise (''Manouria impressa''), oriental small-clawed otter (''Aonyx cinereus''), Burmese python (''Python bivittatus''), mainland serow (''Capricornis sumatraensis''), sambar deer (''Rusa unicolor''), Asian elephants (''Elephas maximus''), and Owston’s palm civet (''Chrotogale owstoni''). There are currently over 50 species of large mammal; of these there are over 20 species of carnivore (including 4 species of cats, 8 species of civet, 3 species of otter, and 2 species of bear), 8 species of primates, and 5 species of ungulate. There are 36 species of bats, over 20 species of reptiles and amphibians, and over 300 species of birds.
While Nam Et-Phou Louey achieved its initial fame due to it containing the last population of tiger in Indochina (Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam); due to intensified international demand and encroachment of the park by large scale cattle grazing, this population was fully extirpated somewhere between 2014 and 2018 though the decline began earlier than that. In addition to tigers, over-hunting and cattle encroachment have also led to the extirpation of leopards (''Panthera pardus''), gaur (''Bos gaurus''), and nearly of elephants. The task of the park’s management unit is to discourage illegal market hunting and wildlife trade and cattle encroachment to prevent further species loss from the landscape. The strategy for doing so includes: ranger patrolling of the Totally Protected Zone and surrounding landscape, negotiating with local governments and communities for conservation outcomes, outreach campaigns to the surrounding communities, scientific monitoring of species of interest, land-use planning for surrounding communities, livelihood development of sustainable livelihood alternatives to market hunting and cattle encroachment, and eco-tourism.
While Nam Et-Phou Louey achieved its initial fame due to it containing the last population of tiger in Indochina (Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam); due to intensified international demand and encroachment of the park by large scale cattle grazing, this population was fully extirpated somewhere between 2014 and 2018 though the decline began earlier than that. In addition to tigers, over-hunting and cattle encroachment have also led to the extirpation of leopards (''Panthera pardus''), gaur (''Bos gaurus''), and nearly of elephants. The task of the park’s management unit is to discourage illegal market hunting and wildlife trade and cattle encroachment to prevent further species loss from the landscape. The strategy for doing so includes: ranger patrolling of the Totally Protected Zone and surrounding landscape, negotiating with local governments and communities for conservation outcomes, outreach campaigns to the surrounding communities, scientific monitoring of species of interest, land-use planning for surrounding communities, livelihood development of sustainable livelihood alternatives to market hunting and cattle encroachment, and eco-tourism.
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'''Table 1. Basic site information for Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park'''
'''Table 1. Basic site information for Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park'''
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