Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary

Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary

Location within Burma

Location Kayin State, Burma
Coordinates 16°18′N 98°31′E / 16.300°N 98.517°E / 16.300; 98.517Coordinates: 16°18′N 98°31′E / 16.300°N 98.517°E / 16.300; 98.517
Area 139 square kilometres (53.7 sq mi)
Established 1936

Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary is a small protected area in Kayin State, Burma. It is located around Mulayit Taung mountain in the Dawna Range.

The reserve occupies an area of 139 square kilometres (53.7 sq mi)[1] and was established in 1936.[2]

Flora and fauna

The white-fronted scops owl,[3] the silver-eared laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigma),[4] the grey-sided thrush (Turdus feae), a vulnerable species,[5] and the Tenasserim white-bellied rat (Niviventer tenaster)[6] are found in the Mulayit Taung area.

The wildlife sanctuary is an insurgency area and wildlife biodiversity is declining. Protection of species is compromised for all the forests of the region have seen unprecedented destruction in recent years.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Biodiversity and protected areas - Myanmar
  2. ↑ Protected Planet - Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary
  3. ↑ Birdbase
  4. ↑ World Bird Info
  5. ↑ Threatened Birds of Asia: The BirdLife International Red Data Book
  6. ↑ Mammal species of the world:a taxonomic and geographic reference, Volume 2
  7. ↑ Mu Traw district - Status of the Rainforest
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