Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary

Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location within Burma
Location	Bogale Township, Ayeyarwady Division, Burma
Nearest city	Bogale
Coordinates	16°1′08.06″N 95°17′55.18″E / 16.0189056°N 95.2986611°E / 16.0189056; 95.2986611Coordinates: 16°1′08.06″N 95°17′55.18″E / 16.0189056°N 95.2986611°E / 16.0189056; 95.2986611
Area	137 square kilometres (52.79 sq mi)
Established	1986

Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary (Burmese: မိန်းမလှကျွန်း တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော) is a wetland reserve in Lower Myanmar (Burma). It is located in Bogale Township in Ayeyarwady Division.^[1] Mein-ma-hla means beautiful woman in Burmese, as the island is linked to a local Burmese myth. The wetland reserve is located on Mein-ma-hla island(kyun) and is classified as a mangrove ecosystem reserve. The reserve is occupies an area of 137 square kilometres (52.79 sq mi) and was established in 1986.

Flora and fauna

The protected area has a total of 29 mangrove tree species and saltwater crocodiles.^[2]

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Wildlife Reserves	Chatthin Hukawng Valley Indawgyi Lake Inlay Lake Mein-ma-hla Kyun Minsontaung Moneyingyi Moscos Islands Mulayit Pasa Pitaung Rakhine Yoma Shwesettaw Tamanthi Tanintharyi Taunggyi

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