UNESCO takes Burmese-Thai border park under wing

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Updated October 7, 2008 20:38:47

Nearly eighty-percent of the world's mammal species can be found in the Thungyai -Huay Kha Khaeng parks. The UNESCO-world heritage site spans the Burmese-Thai border, and is home to tigers and tapirs, rats and bats. The World Heritage Committee is now confident these unique animals will have a home in years to come.

Presenter: Sonia Randhawa
Speakers: Pongpol Adireksarn, UNESCO World Heritage Committee chairman in Bangkok; Rataya Chantian, director of the Seub Nakhasathien environmental foundation

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