Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Database on Protected Areas . 2019 . Pidaung 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 . Pidaung . 78–79 .
  3. Book: Biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayas: Conservation through Dialogue . Guangwei, C. . International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development . Kathmandu, Nepal . 2002 . Khaing, U. S. T. . The Assessment and Evaluation of Conservation Value of Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary . 177–183 . http://lib.icimod.org/record/22122/files/c_attachment_139_1210.pdf.
  4. Naing, K. W. . Aye, S. M. . Terrestrial Orchids from Southern Kachin State . Universities Research Journal . 4 . 1 . 21–34 .