Ecotourism Sites in Myanmar
Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
Location
Located between 10'05' N and 95'18' E in Bogalay
Township of Ayeyawaddy Division.
Area
52.79 square miles.
Year of Establishment
Established in 1986.
Access
- Yangon to Bogalay, 99 miles by river launch
and Bogalay to Meinmahla Kyun, 12 miles by small
motorboat.
Objectives
- To protect and conserve degraded mangrove
ecosystem from overexploitation by human.
- To preserve remnant mangrove forests,
consisting of 29 different tree species, as seed
production areas for plantations.
- To conserve and manage the area as breeding
grounds, particularly, for fish and prawn.
- To implement conservation programmes for
endangered estuarine crocodiles to increase
their population and to conduct research
activities on the species.
- To establish a bird sanctuary for protection
of resident and migratory water birds and shore
birds and their habitats.
- To upgrade and promote as an ecotourism with
attraction on mangrove conservation activities,
research activities on estuarine crocodiles and
bird watching.
- To establish area creatively as an
environmental education centre for local people.
Forest/vegetative Types
- Mangrove species such as Kanazo, Madama,
Thame, Thayaw, Kambala, Thinbaung, etc. are
present.
Conservation, Development and Research
Programmes
- Conservation of mangrove ecosystem.
- Implementation of conservation activities
including reintroduction of estuarine crocodile
and related research activities.
- Conservation of mangrove forests with
natural regeneration practices.
- Re-introduction of estuarine cricodiles,
after nursing the young brood in the research
centre, to increase their population.
- Implementation of environmental education
activities.
- Construcion of wooden tracks in forests.
Wildlife
- 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.
Opportunities for Study and Recreation
- Study on mangrove ecosystem.
- Study and research on mangrove conservation
with the practice of natural regeneration
method.
- Bird watching.
- Study on behavior of wildlife including
reptiles, mammals and aquatic animals.
- Study on the egg-laying of marine turtle at
Kadonlay nesting beach: 10 miles away from the
sanctuary, during November to January.
- Conducting of socio-economic survey on local
people at seaside.
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