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Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary

Coordinates: 21°25′46″N 95°47′38″E / 21.42944°N 95.79389°E / 21.42944; 95.79389
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Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary
Location within Burma
LocationMyingyan District, Mandalay Division, Burma
Coordinates21°25′46″N 95°47′38″E / 21.42944°N 95.79389°E / 21.42944; 95.79389
Area22.6 square kilometres (8.7 sq mi)
Established1998-99

Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary or Minzontaung Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of Burma. It is located in the Natogyi Township area, Myingyan District, Mandalay Division. It occupies an area of 22.6 square kilometres (8.7 sq mi) and was established in 1998-99.[1]

Flora and fauna

The dominant flora is dry forest. Tree species include Acacia nilotica, Acacia catechu, Acacia leucophloea, Tectona hamiltoniana, Terminalia oliveri, Xylia dolabriformis and Prosopis juliflora, as well as Dendrocalamus strictus bamboo clumps.[2]

The sanctuary protects the endangered Eld's Deer and the Burmese star tortoise, a Critically Endangered species. It is named after Minson Taung, a small isolated massif with a maximum height of 398 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Protected Planet - Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary
  2. ^ Herpetological Expedition to the Minzontaung Wildlife Sanctuary (MWS)
  3. ^ Assessing reintroduction sites for Burmese star tortoises


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