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been threatened by poaching, agricultural development, logging and dam projects. Dam construction has reduced the buffer zone of the park and facilitated encroachment of human settlements.
Conservation Management The two sanctuaries are administered separately by the Wildlife and Plant Conservation Division of the Royal Forest Department, within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. At present the sanctuaries form part of Thailand’s Western Forest Complex of eleven national parks, including two proposed parks, and six wildlife sanctuaries, covering an area of 1,873,000 ha. The Western Forest Complex Ecosystem Management Program (WEFCOM) will help manage and treat the World Heritage site as one ecosystem, within and including the extensive surrounding protected areas. References: The Encyclopedia of Earth (http://www.eoearth.org/article/Huai_ Kha_Khaeng_Wildlife_Sanctuary,_Thailand) UNEP-WCMC (http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/pdf/ Thungyai-%20HKK.pdf)
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