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MYANMAR ECO TOURISM
 Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary
Location
- Located between 23'36' N and 92'32' E in Kanbula Township of Sagaing
Division.
Area
Year of Establishment
Access
- Yangon via Mandalay to Chatthin, 502 miles by rail.
- Yangon via Mandalay to Shwebo, 577 miles by car, Shwebo to
Chatthin, 80 miles by car.
Objectives
- To conserve and protect the Dry Forest Ecosystem and related
biological species.
- To preserve one of the World's endangered animals, Thamin spp. (Cervus
eldi Thamin) which can be found only in Myanmar and to maintain an
optimum number for the existence of this species.
- To establish an out-door laboratory to study the ecology of Thamin
and the biodiversity.
- To estiblish a center for public recreation and natural
environmental education.
- To upgrade the sancturay to promote ecotourism.
Forest / Vegetative Types
- Low Indaing Forests.
- High Indaing Forests.
- Flooded Indaing Forests.
- Upper Mixed Deciduous Forests.
- Grass Savanna Matric Forests.
Wildlife
- Macaca species, barking deer, wild boar, wild dog, leopard, cat
species, bats and Guano species, amphibian species and 158 species of
birds and approvimately 1530 numbers of Thamin reside in the park.
Medicinal Plants and Herbs
- Altogether 69 species of medicinal plants and herbs have recorded in
the latest inventory survey.
Conservation, Development and Research Programmes
- Conservation of wildlife and natural forests.
- Establishment of natural regeneration and plantation in the
buffer-zero and taungya encroachment areas.
- Construction of rest houses in Kye-In to facilitate ecotourism
schemes.
- Education works for conserving natural ecology with the assistance
and aid of the Smithsonian Institution from the United States of
America.
- With the assistance and aid of Smithsonian Institution,
- Commencing from 1995, research works on data collection by
Radio-telemetry and other advance techniques have been carried out for
the World endangered species; Thamin and its ecology.
- Research works on Dry Forest habitat species and their phenological
charecteristics are begin conducted.
- Commencing from 1996, Bird banding and survey on the occurrence and
movement of resident forest birds in the dry forest have been carried
out.
- Commencing from July, 1998, research on Herpeto-fauna has been carried
out.
- Initiating insect survey since October, 1998.
- Commencing from April, 1998, research on Taw-Hkwe and other
carnivorous. Wild dogs, the main predators to Thamin, are being carried
out.
- Establishment of a small biodiversity museum with survey works,
research works and collection of data and scientific specimens.
Opportunities for Study and Recreation
- Study of the Dry Forest ecosystem.
- Enjoyment of the natural beauty of the famous Kye-In wetlans.
- Study on the advance research works on wildlife.
- Study on the medicinal plants, climber and biodiversity museum in chatthin Wildlife sanctuary.
- Rest house in San Myaung and another temporary building, each of
which can accommodate 4 guests.
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