Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary
Iucn Category:IV
Map:Myanmar
Relief:1
Location:Kayin State, Myanmar
Established:1936
Coordinates:16.1°N 127°W
Area:138.56km2[1]
Governing Body:Forest Department

Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Kayin State, covering 138.56km2.[1] It ranges in elevation from 80mto2010mm (260feetto6,590feetm) and encompasses grassland, evergreen forest and mixed deciduous forest in Kyain Seikgyi Township. It was gazetted in 1936.[2] It is located on the western slopes of the Dawna Range and was established with the support of Buddhist monks.[3]

The white-fronted scops owl, the silver-eared laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigma), the grey-sided thrush (Turdus feae) and the Tenasserim white-bellied rat (Niviventer tenaster) are found in the Mulayit Taung area.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Database on Protected Areas . 2019 . Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary . Protected Planet .
  2. Book: Beffasti, L. . Gallanti, V. . Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges . 2011 . Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association . Milano, Yangon . Mulayit . 70–71 .
  3. Yin, U. T. . 1955 . Wild Life Preservation in Burma . Oryx . 3 . 2 . 89–98 . 10.1017/S0030605300038242 . 26515859 .