Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary

Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
Burmese: မိန်းမလှကျွန်း တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Saltwater crocodile in Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Myanmar
LocationBogale Township, Ayeyarwady Region,  Myanmar
Nearest cityBogale
Coordinates16°1′08.06″N 95°17′55.18″E / 16.0189056°N 95.2986611°E / 16.0189056; 95.2986611
Area500 km2 (190 sq mi)[1]
Established1993
Governing bodyMyanmar Forest Department
Official nameMeinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary
Designated3 January 2017
Reference no.2280[2]

Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar with an extent of 500 km2 (190 sq mi) and one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks.[1] Meinmahla Kyun is an island in the Ayeyarwady Delta ranging in elevation from 0 to 30 m (0 to 98 ft) and covered by mangrove forest.[3] It was declared a Ramsar site in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ a b World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
  2. ^ a b "Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Mainmahla Kyun". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 60–61.