Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary

Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location in Myanmar
Location	Ywa Ngan Township, Shan State, Myanmar
Coordinates	21°01′N 96°21′E / 21.017°N 96.350°E / 21.017; 96.350[1]
Area	333.8 km2 (128.9 sq mi)
Established	2002
Visitors	103 (in 2014)
Governing body	Myanmar Forest Department

Panlaung and Padalin Cave Wildlife Sanctuary (Burmese: ပန်းလောင်နှင့် ပြဒါးလင်းဂူ တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော) is a protected area in Myanmar's Shan State near Ywangan Township, stretching over an area of 333.8 km² (128.9 sq mi). It was established in 2002 under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1936.^[1] In elevation, it ranges from 150 to 1,555 m (492 to 5,102 ft) covering mixed deciduous and dipterocarp forest.^[2]

It is located on the western side of the road linking the towns of Myogyi (Burmese: မြို့ကြီး) and Aungpan (Burmese: အောင်ပန်း). The topography of the sanctuary is mostly hilly with undulating hills covered with dense forest. Every year, the sanctuary receives south-west Monsoon rains. The rainfall recorded is up to 78.74 inches (2,000 mm) per year. The sanctuary receives heavy rainfall in June, July and August every year.^[3] The Paalaung river flows through the sanctuary. This location is an important watershed for the Kinntarr Dam. The altitude varies from 0.09321 miles (150 m) to 0.9662 miles (1,555 m).