Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Location | Kyaikto Township, Mon State, Myanmar |
Nearest city | Kyaikhto |
Coordinates | 17°28′00″N 97°05′00″E / 17.46667°N 97.08333°E |
Area | 156.21 km2 (60.31 sq mi) [1] |
Established | 2001 |
Visitors | 1000000 (in 2014) |
Governing body | Myanmar Forest Department |
Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar, stretching over 156.21 km2 (60.31 sq mi). [1] It covers evergreen and mixed deciduous forests an elevation of 50–1,090 m (160–3,580 ft) in Kyaikto Township. It was established in 2001 to conserve the biodiversity around the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, a famous pilgrimage site in Mon State. [2]
It is managed by the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division. [3]
The Indo-Pacific gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii) occurs in the sanctuary. [4] In 2001, the bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus aequalis was discovered in the sanctuary and described as a new species in 2003. [5]
Key wildlife species are leopard (Panthera pardus), serow (Capricornis milneedwardsiiare), red goral (Naemorhedus baileyi). [2] Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), gaur (Bos gaurus), wild boar (Sus scrofa) are also said to occur in the sanctuary. [6]
Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary is threatened by illegal logging, harvesting of fire wood and hunting of wildlife for subsistence. [2]
Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Location | Kyaikto Township, Mon State, Myanmar |
Nearest city | Kyaikhto |
Coordinates | 17°28′00″N 97°05′00″E / 17.46667°N 97.08333°E |
Area | 156.21 km2 (60.31 sq mi) [1] |
Established | 2001 |
Visitors | 1000000 (in 2014) |
Governing body | Myanmar Forest Department |
Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar, stretching over 156.21 km2 (60.31 sq mi). [1] It covers evergreen and mixed deciduous forests an elevation of 50–1,090 m (160–3,580 ft) in Kyaikto Township. It was established in 2001 to conserve the biodiversity around the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, a famous pilgrimage site in Mon State. [2]
It is managed by the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division. [3]
The Indo-Pacific gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii) occurs in the sanctuary. [4] In 2001, the bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus aequalis was discovered in the sanctuary and described as a new species in 2003. [5]
Key wildlife species are leopard (Panthera pardus), serow (Capricornis milneedwardsiiare), red goral (Naemorhedus baileyi). [2] Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor), Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), gaur (Bos gaurus), wild boar (Sus scrofa) are also said to occur in the sanctuary. [6]
Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary is threatened by illegal logging, harvesting of fire wood and hunting of wildlife for subsistence. [2]