Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary

16°06′N 98°29′E / 16.100°N 98.483°E / 16.100; 98.483Area138.56 km² (53.50 sq mi)^[1]Established1936Governing bodyForest Department

Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Kayin State, covering 138.56 km² (53.50 sq mi).^[1] It ranges in elevation from 80 to 2,010 m (260 to 6,590 ft) and encompasses grassland, evergreen forest and mixed deciduous forest in Kyain Seikgyi Township. It was gazetted in 1936.^[2] It is located on the western slopes of the Dawna Range and was established with the support of Buddhist monks.^[3]

The white-fronted scops owl, the silver-eared laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigma), the grey-sided thrush (Turdus feae) and the Tenasserim white-bellied rat (Niviventer tenaster) are found in the Mulayit Taung area.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
^ Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Mulayit". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 70–71.
^ Yin, U. T. (1955). "Wild Life Preservation in Burma" (PDF). Oryx. 3 (2): 89–98. doi:10.1017/S0030605300038242. S2CID 26515859.