Guiburi National Park

Gui Buri

Gui Buri
(General
background)

Located in
Prachuab-Kirikhan
province

Gui Buri

● 109 elephants in the area (2016)
● Live and earn their living in the area
● Face with drought Find food in the agricultural area

Problems between People and Wild Elephants

- People started to build housing estate and
use the forest area to do agriculture
Forest encroachment
Migration of wild animals

- Price of pineapple dropped down
Villagers abandoned their pineapple field
Elephants came and ate the abandoned field
Changed eating behavior

Result of conflictions

- Lacking of food in the forest
- Elephant find their food in agricultural area
- Confrontation between villegers and wild

elephants
Villagers poison elephants

Conflict between people and elephants

King Rama 9 Royal Project

- Wild elephants are the animal that the king
loved

- Provide a place to stay and to eat for wild
animals

- Reduce conflict between people and
elephants

- Protect the Gui Buri area and afforest

- Provide food for elephant Salt marsh

WWF Education

Animal pictures from the camera trap

Sustainable Concept

3 Pillars of Sustainability

● Social

- Opportunity for work
- Develop the community
- Realize of conservation
- Social responsibility
- Good quality of life

3 Pillars of Sustainability

● Economy

- Create value
- Distribute income
- Create small business
- Recognize interdependence

3 Pillars of Sustainability

● Environment

- Recognize about values of environment
- Conservation
- Become good attraction

3 Pillars of Sustainability in Rest Area

● Social

- Job opportunities
- Educational center

3 Pillars of Sustainability in Rest Area

● Economy

- Create values
- Develop the area

3 Pillars of Sustainability in Rest Area

● Environment

- Avoid create more pollution
- Environmental activities

Applying to

Martha Honey’s Theory

for the Sustainable development

• Involves travel to natural destinations

- Observe the elephants in the - Natural surrounding
forest

- Go to natural habitats - Education

- Support a good variety of
animals life

● Minimizes Impact

- Keep voice quiet and avoid - Sleep in a tent without air
sudden movements condition

- Respect and not disturb the - Convert land to another use
animals
- Concentrated on already
impact areas

● Builds environmental awareness

- Have aseptic zone - Don’t throw away the trash
around the rest area
- Keep the distance from
animals - Military training environment

- Educate local community

● Provides direct financial benefits for conservation

- Pay the entrance fee - Pay the rest area fee
- Force financial will distribute - Gui Buri house ; 1,800 baht
- Tents ; 150-300 baht
to national park - Bring tent, bedding ; 30 baht

Separated fees :
- For vehicle ; 850 baht
- For tour guide ; 170 baht

● Provides financial benefits and empowerment for local
people

- Employ young local people - Accommodation help tourist
spend more time

- Some good local restaurants - Make more opportunities

- Grouping workable solutions

- Using our tour vehicles

● Respects local culture - Don’t disturb local
people around the rest
- Follow the rules area

● Supports human rights and democratic movements

- Lead tours into developing - The right to privacy
countries

- Young generation

- Be a member of Gui Buri
National Park

Comment from tour guides

● Local people’s lifestyle change
● Animal don’t appear
● Center tower doesn’t attractive
● Guide unable to communicate in English
● No sign for warning tourists

Recommendations

● Educate tour guide about the language
● More professional in management
● Be strict about the rules
● Driving speed of drivers

References

● www.nprcenter.com/nprc1/modules/AMS/article.php?storyid=41
● http://kuiburinationalpark.blogspot.com/
● www.wwf.or.th/?181422/Kuiburi-Tiger-Annual-Report
● www.dnp.go.th/nprd/plan/data/c_e_w/Kui_Buri_NP_Plan.pdf
● park.dnp.go.th/visitor/nationparkshow.php?PTA_CODE=1090
● kuiburinationalpark.blogspot.com/
● Photos from Netikorn Sitthi-Ampornphan, Preechaya Tangtacharoen

Group Members : ECO 1

Ploynapat Esther Wyatt
Supichcha, Wanichchokij
Sánchez Jurado, Marta