| Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
| Burmese: အင်းလေးကန် တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Entrance to the sanctuary | |
  Location in Myanmar | |
| Location | Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Township, Shan State, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 20°08′N 96°34′E / 20.13°N 96.56°E |
| Area | 533.73 km2 (206.07 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1985 |
| Governing body | Myanmar Forest Department |
Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Shan State, covering an area of 533.73 km2 (206.07 sq mi) surrounding Inle Lake.[1] It ranges in elevation from 830 to 1,270 m (2,720 to 4,170 ft), stretching over Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Townships. It was gazetted in 1985 to protect habitats for migratory birds.[2] In 2003, it was designated as one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks, and in 2015 as the first Biosphere Reserve in the country.[citation needed]
255 woodland birds, 90 wetland birds, 59 fish species, 3 turtle species, 94 butterfly species, 25 amphibian and reptile species,[3] and several plant species including 184 orchid and 12 algae species are recorded in this wetland. It was reported that this Sanctuary could be a nesting place for the globally endangered sarus crane.[4]
- ^ a b World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Inlay Lake". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 38–39.
- ^ Pyae Thet Phyo (27 June 2014). "New bird sightings reported at Inle, Indawgyi lakes". mmtimes.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Myanmar's Inle Lake inscribed as Unesco 'biosphere reserve'". thaipbs. Retrieved 19 June 2015.