การถอดรหัสพฤติกรรมสัตว์ที่บอกนัยการเกิดดินโคลนถล่มในอำเภอวังชิ้น จังหวัดแพร่ (Decoding of Animal Behaviors Implying Mudflow Event in Wang Chin District, Phrae Provice)

Abstract

The objective of this research is to decode animal behaviors for mudflowforecasting in Wang Chin District, Phrae Province. The study involved 3 steps. Step1:identifying animal behaviors by 1) searching for the local people how had noticed thechanges in the animals’ behaviors or asking the local people who are knowledgeable about animals’ behaviors, and 2) observing animals’ behaviors before a mudflow occurs.Step 2: studying the biological features of the animals and the ecological conditions before the mudflow. This process involved 1) interviewing specialists, and 2) reviewing the documents about animal behaviors related to mudflow. Step 3: synthesizing the
data of the animals’ behaviors in context of mudflow. The findings revealed that there are 6 phenomena: 1) the presence of a large number of frogs (Hoplobatrachus rugulosus),
small green frogs (Microhyla pulchrals molossus), and bull frogs (Occidozga) in the area, 2) the presence of a large number of Enhydris enhydris on the road, 3) the presence of an unusual number of centipedes; 4) the evacuation of land crabs away from the watercourse during the daytime; 5) the evacuation of termites to the higher areas consecutive days and nights; and 6) the presence of a large number of wild fowl in the village.