Learn from Phu Kradueng fire
A recent bushfire that destroyed vast forest area in Phu Kradueng National Park in the northeastern province of Loei is a wake-up call for better forest management in the park, one of the country’s best known destinations.
Park officials and firefighters deserve praise for putting out the fire, reported at 8.30am of Feb 16, in less than two days before it could spread to the park’s ecologically sensitive areas. Altogether 3,400 rai of forest on the mountain top was consumed in the blaze which was extinguished about 2am in the following day.
The Nation Reporter
