--- title: Google Doodle Explores Thailand's First National Park description: It was 55 years ago Monday when Thailand established its first natural protected area, Khao Yai National Park canonical: https://time.com/4945649/google-doodle-thailand-kao-yai-national-park/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-18T05:45:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:19.482Z og:title: Google Doodle Explores Thailand's First National Park og:description: Featuring elephants, macaque monkeys and more og:url: https://time.com/4945649/google-doodle-thailand-kao-yai-national-park/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30f491a39a200e2e/6988de3097cdffa8536b27a3/google-doodle-khao-yai-national-park2.png?branch=production&width=585&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 585 og:image:height: 329 og:image:alt: google-doodle-khao-yai-national-park og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Google Doodle Explores Thailand's First National Park twitter:description: Featuring elephants, macaque monkeys and more twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30f491a39a200e2e/6988de3097cdffa8536b27a3/google-doodle-khao-yai-national-park2.png?branch=production&width=585&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Google Doodle Explores Thailand's First National Park > Sponsored content. 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Situated about three hours from the capital Bangkok in the central-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, Khao Yai was established as a protected area on Sept. 18, 1962 with help from the renowned Thai conservationist Boonsong Lekakul, according to Google. Spanning 837 square miles, the park is host to more than 70 types of mammals and hundreds of species of birds. 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