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	The 
	
				
				Korat 
	entrance to
	
	
	Khao Yai 
	National Park, which covers an area of about 2,168 kmē spread over three 
	provinces, i.e.
	
	
	Nakhon Ratchasima,
	        
	
	Nakhon Nayok, 
	
	
			Prachinburi and
	                
	
			Saraburi. 
	The park's altitude ranges from 400 to 1,000 meter above sea level and 
	consists of evergreen forests and grasslands (fig.). There are around 3,000 species 
	of plants, 320 species of birds and 67 species of mammals, including the
	
	
	Asian Elephant (fig.). 
	
	
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