| Laos
is one of the few places on the world where forest area
covers 80% of the Country. It is popular for its forests,
Mountains, Rivers and scenic beauty. There is so much
to explore in Laos. It is a land of beautiful dense
green hills, tropical monsoon climate, glittering Rivers,
and vast unexplored wild life.
Some of the animal populations have improved than others;
some have been hunted by the hunters and by the poachers,
who steal uncommon animals for sale live in Vietnam
or, as "medicinal" body parts or food, in
China, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Land of a Million Elephants now has only a few
hundred in the wild; and the Indo-Chinese tigers are
under threat of death as their beautiful bodies are
taken to feed the Chinese folk medicine trade.
Wild animal living in Laos include the Asian golden
Cat, the leopard cat, the deer, panda, and numerous
monkey species.
Rare species include the Asiatic black bear, the Irawaddy
dolphin, leopards are found in Mekong area.
Laos is a home for hundreds of bird species which live
permanently or migrate from other areas. Reptiles have
also made a permanent habitat in Laos's dense jungle
areas like Malayan Viper, green viper, banded krait,
cobra, king viper and pit viper. These belong venomous
family of reptiles.
Laos is among South East Asia's wealthiest regions
for wildlife, it is a home for three unknown mammals,
the giant antlered muntjak, the saola deer, and the
black muntjak.
It also shelters tigers, the majestic Indonesian tigers.
Laos is a dream land.
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