Ta Phraya National Park (Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติตาพระยา, RTGS: Utthayan Haeng Chat Ta Phraya, pronounced [ʔùt.tʰā.jāːn hɛ̀ŋ tɕʰâːt tāː pʰrā.jāː]) is a protected area at the eastern end of the Sankamphaeng Range in the area where these mountains meet the Dangrek Range, near the Thai-Cambodian border.
[3] There are also some ancient Khmer temple ruins in the park area such as Prasat Khao Lon.
The weather consists of three seasons: summer from February to April; rain from May to October; winter from November to January.
Ta Phraya National Park is also home to the endangered Siamese rosewood, a tree species that is being extracted illegally for sale in especially the Chinese furniture market.
Armed poachers are coming across the border from Cambodia, and rangers are since 2015 trained in military style counter-poaching measures [5]