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Nam Et-Phou Louey National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA) is a protected area in northern Laos, covering 5,959 km2 in three provinces - Houaphan, Luang Prabang and Xieng Khouang. The park includes a 3,000 km2 core area where human access and wildlife harvest is prohibited, and a 2,950 km2 buffer area where pre-existing villages are allocated land for subsistence living.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Ecology of Dholes in a Zoned Reserve in Laos )〕 The park consists mainly of mountains and hills, with altitude ranging between 336 and 2257 metres above sea level. The area is the source of many rivers. It is named after the Nam Et River and Phou Louey Mountain (“Forever Mountain”). The area has a high level of biodiversity, and a number of endangered species including tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, Asian golden cat, marbled cat, civet, gaur, Sambar deer, white-cheeked gibbon, sun bear, black bear, Asian elephant, dhole, hornbill and three species of otter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nam Et - Phou Louey National Protected Area )〕 Villagers living in the Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park include Tai Dam, Tai Daeng, Tai Kao, Tai Puan, Tai Lue, Tai Yuan, Khmu, Hmong Kao, Hmong Lai, and Yao. Viengthong, a small town in Houaphan Province, is the location of the Nam Et-Phou Louey NPA headquarters and visitor centre, where tours into the park can be organised. The town has basic accommodation and a handful of restaurants serving Lao food. There are many biking and walking trails, as well as hot springs. ==Night Safari== The only access for visitors to the park is on the Nam Nerm Night Safari, in which long-tailed boats steered by ethnic guides take small groups upriver into the core zone, and then drift back while searching by spotlight for animals. The trip includes bird watching, wildlife tracking at the Boung Man salt lick, night time wildlife spotting, medicinal plant discovery and moderate hiking. The safari is designed to promote community involvement in wildlife protection, with a cash incentive paid for every animal spotted.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nam Nern Night Safari )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nam Et-Phou Louey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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