Eco-Tourism
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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Access |
- Yangon to Boglay, 99 miles by river launch
and Boglay to Meinmahla Kyun, 12 miles, by small mothorboat.
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Objectives |
- (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 |
- Mangrove species such as Kanazo, Madama,
Thame, Thayaw, Kambala, Thinbaung, etc. are present.
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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.
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Conservation, Development and Research Programmes |
- (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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