Eco-Tourism
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Hlawaga Park
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Location |
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- Located
between 17° 01' N and 96° 05' E in Taukkyan Model Village,Mingaladon
Township, Yangon Division.
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Area
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- 540 acres,
comprising a wildlife park (818 acres), a mini-zoo (62 acres) and a
buffer zone (660 acres)
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Year of
Establishment |
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- Established on 30 September 1982.
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Access |
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- (a)
Approximately 22 miles north of Yangon, just west of Yangon_Pyay
Road.
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Objectives |
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- (a) To
establish an enviromental education centre near Yangon.
- (b) To
protect the forests and vegetative cover in the catchment of Hlawga
Lake.
- (c) To
establish a representative collection of Myanmar indigenous wildlife
species of mammals, reptiles and birds, which will be kept under as near
as possible natural conditions in such as a way that they can be readily
viewed by visitors.
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Forest
/ Vegetative Types |
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- (a)
Semi-evergreen forests
- (b) Mixed
deciduous forests
- (c) Swamp
forests
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Wildlife |
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- Thamin,
hog deer, barking deer, Sambar deer, rhesus monkey, pythons, pangolin,
mythun, all have in the fenced wildlife park.
- In the
mini-zoo, small mammals, birds, tigers, leopards, bears and estuarine
crocodiles are being displayed more freely in large in spacious cages,
aviaries and moated enclosures, built with modern zoo concept.
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Conservation, Development and Research
Programmes |
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- (a)
Effective protection and management of degraded forests.
- (b)
Establishment and management of buffer zone plantations.
- (c)
Construction of high quality rest house ''chalets'' which are in hamony
with the natural surroundings.
- (d)
Establishment of a new Information Centre.
- (e)
Construction of a 5-storied viewing tower.
- (f)Maintenance of roads, nature tails and of all buildings and
their utilities.
- (g)
Research programmes on vegatative study and ornithological studies on
both resident and mgratory birds.
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Enviroment education activities to create public awarness of enviroment
conservation.
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Joint-ventrue development works between Forest Department and loval
private sectors for all-round development of Hlawga park.
- (j)Development of one 18-hole golf course of international
standard in the buffer zone of the park.
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Opportunities for Study and Recreation
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- (a) Study
nature conservation activities in Myanmar.
- (b)
Observing ecological study on Thamin, hog deer, barking deer,sambar
deer, etc., in their natural state.
- (c)
Enjoyment of out-door recreation such as picnic sites, traditional huts,
boats and elephant rides.
- (d)
Conducting individual or group bird-watching activities with assistance
from experienced bird-watchers of the park.
- (e) Study
a previously human-disturbed and degarded forest, gradually restoring
itself into a well grown natural forest, over a time-span of 20
years.
- (f)
Recreation in high quality ''chalets'' built by the Forest
Department.
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