Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Iucn Category: | IV |
Area: | 122.07km2[1] |
Established: | 1927 |
Location: | Myitkyina Township, Kachin State, Myanmar |
Coordinates: | 25.4833°N 107°W |
Map: | Myanmar |
Relief: | 1 |
Label: | Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary |
Governing Body: | Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division |
Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Kachin State, covering 122.07km2 at an elevation of NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet) in Myitkyina Township.[2]
Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary was initially demarcated with an area of 260abbr=onNaNabbr=on. Between the early 1960s and 1993, its size was reduced because of the expansion of sugar cane plantations, deforestation due to security reasons, construction of roads, railways and settlements. Wildlife diminished as a result.[3]
The sanctuary harbours the orchid species Malaxis latifolia, Arundina graminifolia, Spathoglottis affinis and Spathoglottis plicata.[4]