Ton Sak Yai National Park

Ton Sak Yai National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติต้นสักใหญ่, ) is a national park in Nam Pat, Tha Pla, Thong Saen Khan and Mueang Uttaradit districts in Uttaradit Province, Thailand, it was formerly known as Khlong Tron National Park.

Geography
Ton Sak Yai National Park is located about 90 km east of Uttaradit town in Nam Pat, Pak Huay Chalong, Huay Sisead, Khlong Tron Fang Khwa and Khlong Tron Fang Say forests in Uttaradit province. The park's area is 324,240 rai ~ 519 km2 and neighbouring Lam Nam Nan National Park and Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary to the north, abutting Phu Miang-Phu Thong Wildlife Sanctuary to the east and neighbouring Khao Yai-Khao Na Pha Thong & Khao Ta Phrom non-hunting area to the west. It is a high and a low mountain range, such as Khao Chan, Khao Daet, Khao Khwam Ruea, Khao Mai Pha, Khao Nam Yoi, Khao Ngai Ruea, Khao Phak Khwang, Khao Sam Liam, Khao Tak Bon, Khao Thanon, Khao Yuak and Khao Phu Miang is with 1500 m the highest. The park's streams feed the Nan River.

Climate
Ton Sak Yai National park has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification category Aw), which is divided into three seasons. The rainy or southwest mansoon season, with hot weather from May until September. Winter or northeast mansoon season, with cold weather from October until February. Summer or pre-mansoon season, from March until April. Temperature statistics: maximum temperature is 43 C and lowest temperature is 13 C.

History
In December 1990, a survey was set up in the Khlong Tron National Forest Reserve in Mueang Uttaradit and Nam Pat districts of Uttaradit province. The name was "Khlong Tron National park". On November 8, 1994, a draft decree was proposed to establish a national park, including Nam Pat Forest, Pak Huay Chalong Forest, Huay Sisead Forest, Khlong Tron Fang Khwa Forest and Khong Tron Fang Say Forest. On December 4, 2003, Khlong Tron National Park, covering an area of 519 km2 was declared the 103rd national park and managed by Protected Areas Regional Office 11 (Phitsanulok). On July 12, 2012, the name of the park was changed to "Ton Sak Yai National Park", after the 1500 year old teak tree with a circumference of 10 meters.

Flora
The park features forest types, including hill evergreen forest, coniferous forest, tropical evergreen forest, dry evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest and dry dipterocarp forest. Plants species include: • Anisoptera costata

• Cratoxylum formosum

• Dipterocarpus alatus

• Dipterocarpus obtusifolius

• Dipterocarpus tuberculatus

• Hopea ferrea

• Irvingia malayana

• Lagerstroemia calyculata

• Lagerstroemia venusta

• Lithocarpus cantleyanus

• Magnolia champaca

• Magnolia floribunda

• Phyllanthus emblica

• Pterocarpus macrocarpus

• Schleichera oleosa

• Shorea obtusa

• Shorea siamensis

• Tectona grandis

• Terminalia chebula

• Toona ciliata

• Vitex pinnata

• Xylia xylocarpa

Fauna
Mammals in the park are: • Asian palm civet

• Asiatic black bear

• Barking deer

• Bengal slow loris

• Black giant squirrel

• Burmese hare

• Clouded leopard

• Fishing cat

• Javan mongoose

• Lesser Malay chevrotain

• Macaque

• Mainland serow

• Malayan porcupine

• Northern treeshrew

• Wild boar Birds, the park has some 60 species, of which some 40 species of passerine from 22 families, represented by one species: • Ashy drongo

• Bar-winged flycatcher-shrike

• Black-headed bulbul

• Black-naped monarch

• Black-naped oriole

• Blue pitta

• Blue-winged leafbird

• Buff-chested babbler

• Common hill myna

• Common iora

• Common tailorbird

• Grey-headed canary-flycatcher

• Olive-backed sunbird

• Puff-throated babbler

• Richard's pipit

• Scarlet minivet

• Striated swallow

• White-bellied erpornis

• White-crested laughingthrush

• White-rumped shama

• Yellow-bellied warbler

• Yellow-vented flowerpecker and some 20 species of non-passerine from 14 families, represented by one species: • Asian barred owlet

• Black baza

• Brown-backed needletail

• Collared falconet

• Common flameback

• Green-billed malkoha

• Indochinese roller

• Lineated barbet

• Oriental darter

• Osprey

• Red-wattled lapwing

• Silver pheasant

• Striated heron

• Thick-billed green pigeon

Places

 * Namtok Huay Khom - three waterfalls, one 11-tiered 15 m, one 2-tiered 15 m and one 20 m high waterfall.
 * Namtok Huay Niam - a 3-tiered 5 m high waterfall.
 * Namtok Huay Sai - a 35 m high waterfall.
 * Namtok Khlong Tron - a 4-tiered 20 m high and a 30 m high waterfall.
 * Namtok Phu Miang - a 11-tiered 30 - 45 m high waterfall.
 * Tham Chan - a 200 m deep and 15 m wide cave.
 * Ton Sak Yai - a 47 m high teak tree with a circumference of 10 m, approximately 1,500 years old.