Ecotourism Sites in Myanmar
Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary
Location
Located between 23'36' N and 92'32' E in Kanbalu
Township of Sagaing Division.
Area
103.55 square miles.
Year of Establishment
Established in 1941.
Access
- Yangon via Mandalay to Chatthin, 502 miles
by rail.
- Yangon via Mandalay to Shwebo, 577 miles by
car, Shwebo to Chatthin, 80 miles by car
Objectives
- To conserve and protect the Dry Forest
Ecosystem and related biological species.
- To preserve one of the World's endangered
animals, Thamin spp. (Cervus eldi Thamina) which
can be found only in Myanmar and to maintain an
optimum number for the existence of this
species.
- To establish an out-door laboratory to study
the ecology of Thamin and the biodiversity.
- To establish a centre for public recreation
and natural environmental education.
- To upgrade the sanctuary to promote
ecotourism.
Forest/vegetative Types
- Low Indaing Forests
- High Indaing Forests
- Flooded Indaing Forests
- Upper Mixed Deciduous Forests
- Grass Savanna Matric Forests
Wildlife
- Macaca species, barking deer, wild boar,
wild dog, leopard, cat species, bats and Guano
species, amphibian species and 158 species of
birds and approximately 1530 numbers of Thamin
reside in the park.
Conservation, Development and Research
Programmes
- Conservation of wildlife and natural
forests.
- Establishment of natural regeneration and
plantation in the buffer-zero and taungya
encroachment areas.
- Construction of rest houses in Kye-In to
facilitate ecotourism schemes.
- Education works for conserving natural
ecology with the assistance and aid of the
Smithsonion Institution from the United Ststes
of America.
- With the assistance and aid of Smithsonian
Institution
Promoting ecotourism.
- Study of the Dry Forest ecosystem
- Enjoyment of the natural beauty of the
famous Kye-In wetland.
- Study on the advanced research works on
wildlife.
- Study on the medicinal plants, climbers and
biodiversity museum in Chatthin Wildlife
sanctuary.
Accommodation facilities
- Rest house in San Myaung and another
temporary building, each of which can
accommodate 4 guests.
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