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Location |
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- Located
between 17° 01′ N and 96° 05′ E in Taukkyan Model Village,Mingaladon
Township, Yangon Division.
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Area
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- 540 acres,
comprising a wildlife park (818 acres), a mini-zoo (62 acres) and a
buffer zone (660 acres)
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Year
of Establishment |
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- Established
on 30 September 1982.
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Access |
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- (a) Approximately
22 miles north of Yangon, just west of Yangon_Pyay Road.
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Objectives
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- (a) To
establish an enviromental education centre near Yangon.
- (b) To
protect the forests and vegetative cover in the catchment of Hlawga
Lake.
- (c) To
establish a representative collection of Myanmar indigenous wildlife
species of mammals, reptiles and birds, which will be kept under as
near as possible natural conditions in such as a way that they can be
readily viewed by visitors.
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Forest
/ Vegetative Types |
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- (a) Semi-evergreen
forests
- (b) Mixed
deciduous forests
- (c) Swamp
forests
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Wildlife |
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- Thamin,
hog deer, barking deer, Sambar deer, rhesus monkey, pythons, pangolin,
mythun, all have in the fenced wildlife park.
- In the
mini-zoo, small mammals, birds, tigers, leopards, bears and estuarine
crocodiles are being displayed more freely in large in spacious cages,
aviaries and moated enclosures, built with modern zoo concept.
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Conservation,
Development and Research Programmes |
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- (a) Effective
protection and management of degraded forests.
- (b) Establishment
and management of buffer zone plantations.
- (c) Construction
of high quality rest house ”chalets” which are in hamony with the
natural surroundings.
- (d) Establishment
of a new Information Centre.
- (e) Construction
of a 5-storied viewing tower.
- (f)Maintenance
of roads, nature tails and of all buildings and their utilities.
- (g) Research
programmes on vegatative study and ornithological studies on both resident
and mgratory birds.
- (h) Enviroment
education activities to create public awarness of enviroment conservation.
- (i) Joint-ventrue
development works between Forest Department and loval private sectors
for all-round development of Hlawga park.
- (j)Development
of one 18-hole golf course of international standard in the buffer zone
of the park.
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Opportunities
for Study and Recreation |
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- (a) Study
nature conservation activities in Myanmar.
- (b) Observing
ecological study on Thamin, hog deer, barking deer,sambar deer, etc.,
in their natural state.
- (c) Enjoyment
of out-door recreation such as picnic sites, traditional huts, boats
and elephant rides.
- (d) Conducting
individual or group bird-watching activities with assistance from experienced
bird-watchers of the park.
- (e) Study
a previously human-disturbed and degarded forest, gradually restoring
itself into a well grown natural forest, over a time-span of 20 years.
- (f) Recreation
in high quality ”chalets” built by the Forest Department.
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