Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary
21°25′00″N 95°47′00″E / 21.41667°N 95.78333°E / 21.41667; 95.78333Area 22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi) Established 2001 Governing body Forest Department National parks Wildlife Sanctuaries Parks Ramsar sites
Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar, covering 22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi). It was established in 2001.[1] It ranges in elevation from 195 to 375 m (640 to 1,230 ft) in the Natogyi Township, Mandalay Region.[2]
As Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the rain shadow of the Arakan Mountains, it harbours dry forest dominated by Acacia catechu, Acacia leucophloea, Acacia arabica, Tectona hamiltoniana and Terminalia oliveri. Grasses such as Diectomis fastigata and Apluda mutica grow in open areas. The sanctuary provides habitat to the Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota), which is endemic to Myanmar's dry zone.[3]
References
- ^ World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Minsontaung Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
- ^ Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Minsontaung". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 62–63.
- ^ Platt, S. G.; Ko, W. K.; Khaing, L. L.; Myo, K. M.; Swe, T.; Lwin, T.; Rainwater, T. R. (2003). "Population status and conservation of the critically endangered Burmese star tortoise Geochelone platynota in central Myanmar" (PDF). Oryx. 37 (4): 464–471. doi:10.1017/S0030605303000838. S2CID 86656784.
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