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AfLer worklng wlLh 1hal Mueang naLlonal ark ln prevlous monLhs on park malnLenance and
beach clean-ups, Cvl ls exclLed Lo begln a new venLure wlLh Lhls parLner organlsaLlon. 1he
deparLmenL of naLlonal arks has expressed a deslre Lo complle a comprehenslve gulde Lo Lhe
fauna of Lhe park. SLaff of Lhe park ls currenLly worklng from guldes lndlcaLlng whlch fauna
should" be presenL, glven Lhe envlronmenLal condlLlons. 1hls ls ofLen dlsLlncLly dlfferenL from
Lhe fauna LhaL '61;'<<> lnhablLs Lhe park.
volunLeers, under Lhe guldance of boLh Cvl
sLaff and naLlonal park rangers, have been
hlklng Lhrough amazlng Lroplcal ralnforesL
recordlng everyLhlng Lhey see for laLer
ldenLlflcaLlon. WlLh sLeep Lralls and sLeamy
condlLlons, gaLherlng Lhe daLa ls hard work buL
exLremely rewardlng. Cvl hang nga ls exclLed
Lo expand on Lhelr research work whlle
provldlng meanlngful asslsLance Lo Lhe 1hal
ueparLmenL of naLlonal arks. 8y learnlng
more abouL Lhelr proLecLed areas lL ls hoped
LhaL Lhe deparLmenL can make lnformed and
susLalnable declslons regardlng LourlsL
vlslLaLlon and land managemenL pracLlces.
volunLeers undergo Lralnlng on survey
Lechnlques before golng lnLo Lhe fleld. 1hls ls
Lhen LesLed on base Lo ensure daLa quallLy ln
Lhe fleld. A robusL and comprehenslve survey
meLhodology been employed Lo ensure all
relevanL and lmporLanL daLa ls collecLed properly. So far Lhe conservaLlon Leam have spoLLed an
lmpresslve array of blrds, mammals, repLlles, amphlblans and lnverLebraLes ln Lhe foresL wlLh
many more Lo come. A LoLal of 39 specles have been encounLered ln Lhe shorL Llme Lhe surveys
have been underway.










?2);/. @A A [uvenlle member of Lhe 8ronze-backed or "#$%&#'()*+, famlly. 1hls graceful looklng
snake was observed durlng a blodlverslLy survey ln 1hal Mueang naLlonal ark.
naLure-lovlng LourlsLs regularly frequenL our flrsL survey slLe, Lhe Lampl WaLerfall and surrounds,
and lL ls our hope LhaL naLlonal arks sLaff can uLlllse Cvl daLa Lo enhance sLaff knowledge and
consequenLly lmprove vlslLor saLlsfacLlon and envlronmenLal awareness. ark managemenL have
also requesLed asslsLance from Cvl on lmprovlng Lhelr slgnage ln Lerms of grammar and spelllng.
Cvl and 1hal Mueang naLlonal ark ls an exclLlng, new parLnershlp for Lhe hang nga
conservaLlon pro[ecL and lL looks Lo have a long and producLlve fuLure. luLure volunLeers can
look forward Lo explorlng Lhls mega-dlverse Lroplcal ralnforesL whlle encounLerlng some of Lhe
mosL welrd and wonderful creaLures on Lhe planeL.
Cvl conLlnues Lo work Lowards lLs long-Lerm ob[ecLlve Lo supporL coasLal conservaLlon efforLs ln
Lhe hang nga area. lf you would llke Lo read more abouL Lhls pro[ecL and slgn up Lo volunLeer,
please vlslL our webslLe, llke our facebook page and follow us on LwlLLer for Lhe laLesL up Lo daLe
lnformaLlon dlrecL from Lhe fleld.