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