Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary

Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location within Burma
Location	Mohnyin Township, Kachin State, Burma
Coordinates	25°08′35″N 96°20′02″E / 25.143°N 96.334°E / 25.143; 96.334Coordinates: 25°08′35″N 96°20′02″E / 25.143°N 96.334°E / 25.143; 96.334^[1]
Area	299.32 square miles (775 km²)
Established	1999

Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve of Burma. It is located in Mohnyin Township in Kachin State. It occupies an area of 299.32 square miles (775 km²) and was established in 1999. The Ministry of Forestry of Myanmar Government announced Indawgyi Lake with surface area 64,003 acres (25,901 ha) and five surrounding forest reserves with the area of 137,386 acres (55,598 ha), totaling 201,389 acres (81,499 ha) as “Inndawgyi Lake Sanctuary” with the Notification No (39/2004) dated 9-8-2004; On 18 December 2003, it was recognized as ASEAN Heritage Park. The region is home to rare bird species and other wild animals including wild elephants, bantengs and gaurs, rare gibbon species and forest birds.^[2]

The 65-mile long (105 km) ring-road of Indawgyi consists of ^[3]

Nantmong Village to Nyaungbin Village 25 miles (40 km)
Nyaungbin Village to Chaungwa-Mana Khaw Village 22 miles (35 km)
Mana Khaw Village to Nantmong Village 18 miles (29 km)

References

↑ "Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary". protectedplanet.net.
↑ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/209newsn.pdf Page 11 Column 2
↑ http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/2110newsn.pdf Page 9 Col 2&3

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Wildlife Reserves	Chatthin Hukawng Valley Indawgyi Lake Inlay Lake Mein-ma-hla Kyun Minsontaung Moneyingyi Moscos Islands Mulayit Pasa Pitaung Rakhine Yoma Shwesettaw Tamanthi Tanintharyi Taunggyi

Parks	Kandawgyi Myaing Hay Wun Sein Ye

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Cambodia	Preah Monivong National Park Virachey National Park

Indonesia	Gunung Leuser National Park Kerinci Seblat National Park Lorentz National Park

Laos	Nam Ha National Protected Area

Malaysia	Gunung Mulu National Park Kinabalu National Park Taman Negara National Park

Myanmar	Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary Khakaborazi National Park Lampi Island Marine National Park Mein-ma-hla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary Nat Ma Taung National Park

Philippines	Mount Apo Natural Park Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary Mounts Iglit–Baco National Park Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park Mount Makiling Nature Reserve Mount Malindang Range Natural Park Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Singapore	Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Thailand	Ao Phang Nga National Park Kaeng Krachan National Park Khao Yai National Park Tarutao National Marine Park

Vietnam	Ba Bể National Park Chư Mom Ray National Park Hoàng Liên National Park Kon Ka Kinh National Park U Minh Thượng National Park

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