List of protected areas of Myanmar

This is a list of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and botanical gardens in Myanmar (also known as Burma).^[1]

National parks

• Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Sagaing Region, Upper Myanmar. It is the largest national park in Myanmar, at 160,500 hectares.
• Hlawga National Park in northern Yangon Region.
• Khakaborazi National Park in Kachin State
• Lenya National Park in Tanintharyi Region, 176,638 hectares
• Lampi Island Marine National Park in the Mergui Archipelago
• Loimwe National Park in Eastern Shan State
• Mount Victoria National Park in Chin State
• Popa Mountain National Park in Mandalay Region
• Tanintharyi National Park in the Tanintharyi Region

Wildlife sanctuaries and reserves

• Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary
• Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region
• Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in Sagaing Region, the largest Tiger Reserve in the world
• Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary in Kachin State
• Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary in Shan State
• Kahilu Wildlife Sanctuary^[2]
• Kelatha Wildlife Sanctuary in Mon State^[3]
• Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary in the area of the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda^[4]
• Lampi Kyun Wildlife Reserve in Southern Tanintharyi Region
• Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
• Minwuntaung Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region, 200,588 hectares^[5]
• Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary ^[6][7]
• Moneyingyi Wetland Sanctuary in Bago Region
• Moscos Islands Wildlife Sanctuary in the Moscos Islands, 4,918 hectares
• Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary in the Dawna Range
• Myaing Hay Wun Elephant Park in Yangon Region
• Pasa Wildlife Reserve near Tachileik, Eastern Shan State.
• Pitaung Wildlife Reserve in Kachin State
• Rakhine Yoma Elephant Reserve in Rakhine State, 175,571 hectares
• Sein Ye Forest Park in Bago Region
• Shwesettaw Wildlife Reserve in Magwe Region, 55,271 hectares
• Tamanthi Wildlife Reserve in Sagaing Region
• Tanintharyi Nature Reserve in the Tenasserim Hills
• Taunggyi Bird Sanctuary in the Shan Hills
• Wethtigan Wildlife Sanctuary in Minbu District, Magwe Region, 453 hectares, freshwater wetlands^[8][9]
• Wunbaik Forest Reserve in Rakhine State, mangroves, 22,919 hectares

Botanical gardens

• Kandawgyi National Botanical Gardens in Mandalay Region, Upper Myanmar.

See also

• Deforestation in Burma

References

1. National Parks in Myanmar National Parks, Wetlands, botanical gardens and wildlife sanctuaries in Myanmar
2. Protected Planet - Kahilu Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Protected Planet - Kelatha Wildlife Sanctuary
4. SST Birding - Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary
5. Protected Planet - Minwuntaung Wildlife Sanctuary
6. Protected Planet - Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary
7. Population status and conservation of the Critically Endangered Burmese Star Tortoise in central Myanmar
8. "Burma" Ramsar Wetlands, page 15
9. Food and Agriculture Organization (1982) Wethtigan Wildlife Sanctuary: report on a reconnaissance survey and evaluation, July 1982 Nature Conservation and National Parks Project FO:BUR/80/006, Field Report 10/82. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rangoon, Burma

External links

• Ecotourism Sites in Myanmar
• National parks, wetlands, botanical gardens, and wildlife sanctuaries in Myanmar (Burma)
• Eco-tourism Sites in Myanmar by the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Foresty (Burma)