- Meinmahla
Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
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Location |
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- Located
between 10° 05′ N and 95° 18′ E in Bogalay Township of Ayeyawaddy Division.
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Area
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Year
of Establishment |
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Access |
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- Yangon
to Boglay, 99 miles by river launch and Boglay to Meinmahla Kyun, 12
miles, by small mothorboat.
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Objectives
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- (a) To
protect and conserve degraded mangrove ecosystem from overexploitation
by human.
- (b) To
preserve remnant mangrove forests, consisting of 29 different tree species,
as seed production areas for plantations.
- (c) To
conserve and manage the are as breeding grounds, particularly, for fish
and prawn.
- (d) To
implement conservation programmes for endangered estuarine crocodiles
o increase their population and to conduct research activities on the
species.
- (e) To
establish a bird sanctuary for protection of resident and migratory
water birds and shore birds and their habitats.
- (f) To
upgrade and promote as and ecotourism with attraction on mangrove conservation
activities, research activities on estuarine crocodiles and bird watching.
- (g) To
establish area creatively as an environmental education centre for local
people.
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Forest
/ Vegetative Types |
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- Mangrove
species such as Kanazo, Madama, Thame, Thayaw, Kambala, Thinbaung, etc.
are present.
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Wildlife |
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- Otter,
sambar, hog deer, wild boar, crab-eating kra, wild dog, turtles and
tortoises, estuarine crocodiles, fish, prawn, crab and 34 bird species
are known to occur in the area and Ayeyawaddy Dolphin is said to occur
occasionally in the area.
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Conservation,
Development and Research Programmes |
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- (a)
Conservation of mangrove ecosystem.
- (b) Implementation
of conservation activities including reintroduction of estuarine crocodile
and related research activities.
- (c) Conservation
of mangrove forests with natural regeneration practices.
- (d) Re-introduction
of estuarine cricodiles, after nursing the young brood in the research
centre, to increase their population.
- (e) Implementation
of environmental education activities.
- (f) Construcion
of wooden tracks in forests.
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Opportunities
for Study and Recreation |
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- (a) Study
on mangrove ecosystem.
- (b) Study
and research on mangrove conservation with the practice of natural regeneration
method.
- (c) Bird
watching.]
- (d) Study
on behavior of wildlife including reptiles, mammals and aquatic animals.
- (e) Study
on the egg-layinf of marine turtle at Kadonlay nesting beach: 10 miles
away from tje sanctuary, during November to January.
- (f) Conducting
of socio-economic survey on local people at seaside.
- (g) Accommodation
for 6 persons at Bogalay, 5 persons at Meinmahla kyun and 5 persons
at a guard post in the sanctuary.
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