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Location |
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- Located between 19° 51' N and 96° 10' E in
Oaktwin Township of Bago Division.
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Access |
- (a) Yangon to Oaktwin, 166 miles by car
and Oaktwin to Sein-Ye camp, 20 miles by car along Bago Yoma crossing.
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Objectives |
- (a) To observe natural teak forests and
teak growing environmental conditions.
- (b) To study different age classes of teak
plantations.
- (c) To utilize it as a base camp for
reserachers in the Bago Yoma region.
- (d) To study Myanmar timber elephants,
elephant mahouts and their working condition.
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Forest / Vegetative Types |
- (a) Moist Upper Mixed Deciduous forests.
- (b) Dry Upper Mixed Diciduous forests.
- (c) Lower Mixed Deciduous forest.
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Wildlife |
- Asian elephant, tiger, leopard, guar,
banteng or wild cow, sun bear, wild boar, sambur, sneeze and resident
birds are present.
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Conservation, Development and Research Programmes |
- Construction of modern rest house for ecotourism and other
infrastructure developments.
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Opportunities for Study and Recreation
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- (a) Study of natural teak forest.
- (b) Study of natural orchids.
- (c) Study of working timber elephants.
- (d) Study of natural wildlife and their
environment.
- (e) Recreation in a special forest
environment.
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