NATURE . WILDLIFE

Kui Buri – Thailand's Hidden Eden

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This is the story of a Garden of Eden, hidden deep within the jungles of Southeast Asia. A national park that’s home to an almost unimaginable variety of animals.

Not only noteworthy for its countless species, Kui Buri National Park in southwestern Thailand is also known for its abundance of large animals, like Asian elephants and wild bovines. The scarce gaur lives here, the world’s largest bovine species and it is also home to the smaller, ruddy banteng. At some time in the past, gaurs and bantengs intermingled, mated, and reproduced. The result is an extremely rare hybrid – the Krathing Daeng. The elephants and especially the rare Krathing Daeng might be the highlights of the national park, but with all its bounty of species including hornbills, Asiatic wild dogs, barking deer, and lar gibbons as well as creative nature protection measures, Kui Buri is a true success story; it's become a model for national parks worldwide.