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{{short description|Wildlife sanctuary in Thailand}}{{refimprove|date=November 2019}}(file:Morning light at Phu Khiew (9199491245).jpg|thumb|250px|Mountain range at Phu Khiao.)Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary (or written as Phu Khieo; ) is a wildlife sanctuary in Thailand. It overlaps with three districts of Chaiyaphum province, namely Khon San, Kaset Sombun, and Nong Bua Daeng, covering 975,000 rai (about 1,560 km2).The wildlife sanctuary contains Thung Kamang (ทุ่งกะมัง), an extensive grassland covering an area of approximately 5,000 rai (8 km2) at an attitude of {{convert|900|m|ft}} above mean sea level. It features natural Arundinaria pusilla grassland on the undulated hills alternating with the forest line that make it look like continuous waves with many streams running through it and is surrounded with hill evergreen forest. This grassland is well-known as a breeding ground for endangered wildlife like hog deer, a medium-sized deer that is almost extinct in Thailand. Nowadays, they are distributed throughout the wildlife sanctuary. WEB,weblink Bangkok Post, 2018-02-04, Apinya, Wipatayotin, Sanctuaries answer the call of the wild, The surrounding area of Thung Kamang consists of many reservoirs. Somsak Lampongpan (Story & Photographs), ทุ่งกะมังดินแดนสวรรค์แห่งป่าภูเขียว (Back to nature in Thung Kamang), Osotho, Vol. 60 Issue 4 (November 2019).

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External links

• WEB,weblink Phu Khiao-Thung Kamang Wildlife Conservation Area, ThailandTourismDirectory,

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