MYANMAR ECO TOURISM
 Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
Location
- Located between 10° 05' N and 95° 18' E in Bogalay Township of
Ayeyawaddy Division.
Area
Year of Establishment
Access
- Yangon to Bogalay, 99 miles by river launch and Bogalay to Meinmahla
Kyun, 12 miles, by small motorboat.
Objectives
- To protect and conserve degraded mangrove ecosystem from
overexploitation by human.
- To preserve remnant mangrove forests, consisting of 29 different
tree species, as seed production areas for plantations.
- To conserve and manage the areas as breeding grounds, particularly,
for fish and prawn.
- To implement conservation programmes for endangered estuarine
crocodiles to increase their population and to conduct research
activities on the species.
- To establish a bird sanctuary for protection of resident and
migratory water birds and shore birds and their habitats.
- To upgrade and promote ecotourism with attraction on
mangrove conservation activities, research activities on estuarine
crocodiles and bird watching.
- To establish area creatively as an environmental education centre
for local people.
Forest / Vegetative Types
- Mangrove species such as Kanazo, Madama, Thame, Thayaw, Kambala,
Thinbaung, etc. are present.
Wildlife
- Otter, sambar, hog deer, wild boar, crab-eating kra, wild dog, turtles
and tortoises, estuarine crocodiles, fish, prawn, crab and 34 bird
species are known to occur in the area and Ayeyawaddy Dolphin is said to
occur occasionally in the area.
Conservation, Development and Research Programmes
- Conservation of mangrove ecosystem.
- Implementation of conservation activities including reintroduction
of estuarine crocodile and related research activities.
- Conservation of mangrove forests with natural regeneration
practices.
- Re-introduction of estuarine crocodiles, after nursing the young
breed in the research centre, to increase their population.
- Implementation of environmental education activities.
- Construction of wooden tracks in forests.
Opportunities for Study and Recreation
- Study on mangrove ecosystem.
- Study and research on mangrove conservation with the practice of
natural regeneration method.
- Bird watching.
- Study on behavior of wildlife including reptiles, mammals and
aquatic animals.
- Study on the egg-laying of marine turtle at Kadonlay nesting
beach: 10 miles away from the sanctuary, during November to January.
- Conducting of socio-economic survey on local people at seaside.
- Accommodation for 6 persons at Bogalay, 5 persons at Meinmahla
kyun and 5 persons at a guard post in the sanctuary.
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