Nam Poui National Biodiversity Conservation Area is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

in the Sayaboury Province of the Lao P.D.R. It is named after Nam Poui village, also known as "Muang Pieng" and is one of the 21

National Biodiversity Conservation Areas A National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA) is an environmentally protected area in Laos. There are altogether 21 different NBCAs in Laos, protecting 29,775 square kilometers. Another 10 NBCAs have been proposed, the territory of many of them b ...

(NBCA) established by the Lao government. The NBCA is located in the forested mountains of the

Luang Prabang Range The Luang Prabang Range (, ), named after Luang Prabang, is a mountain range straddling northwestern Laos and Northern Thailand. Most of the range is located in Sainyabuli Province (Laos), as well as Nan and Uttaradit Provinces (Thailand), w ...

and shares a border with

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

and three other national parks. It is part of the

Luang Prabang montane rain forests The Luang Prabang montane rain forests ecoregion (WWF ID: IM0121) covers elevations over 800 meters in the Luang Prabang Range, Luang Prabang mountains that straddle the border between northern Thailand and north-central Laos, and the highlands th ...

ecoregion An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecological and geographic area that exists on multiple different levels, defined by type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and c ...

. Nam Poui NBCA is home to 50 - 60

Asian elephant The Asian elephant (''Elephas maximus''), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living ''Elephas'' species. It is the largest living land animal in Asia and the second largest living Elephantidae, elephantid in the world. It is char ...

s, the largest wild population left in Laos. The reservoir area of the lower Nam Poun river is partly within the Nam Poui NBCA border. The area, covering nearly 2000 square kilometers is currently patrolled by 12 persons. With such little support trying to maintain conservation efforts is difficult. It is because of this that the elephant and wildlife monitoring in Nam Poui NBCA needs to be strengthened.Improving Elephant Patrols in Lao PDR
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Ecotourism Laos – Protected Areas
*{{WWF ecoregion, id=im0121, name=Luang Prabang montane rain forests
Global Tiger Recovery ProgramAsian Elephant Conservation FundProtected Planet
Geography of Sainyabuli province National Biodiversity Conservation Areas Luang Prabang Range

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