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1. Location
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Located between 22Ί 25'N and 94' 26' E in Mingin Township of
Sagaing Division. |
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2. Area
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Established as a wildlife sanctuary in 1941 and opened as a
national park in 1984. |
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3. Year of Establishment
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Established as a wildlife sanctuary in 1941 and opened as a
national park in 1984. |
4. Access
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(a) Yangon to Alungdaw Kathapa, 981 miles by car.
(b) Yangon to Mandalay, 400 miles by airway and Mandalay to Alungdaw Kathapa,
148 miles by car. |
5. Objectives
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(a) To conserve Biodiversity including flora and fauna.
(b) To study and research on ecosystem of plants and animals.
(c) To manage forest resources, including biodiversity by estblishing as a
national park in accordance with the sustainable production policy of
natural resoures.
(d) To promote ecotourism. |
6. Forest / Vegetative Types
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(a) Moist Upper Mixed Deciduous Forests
(b) Dry Upper Mixed Deciduous Forests
(c) Lower Mixed Deciduous Forests
(d) Indaing Forests
(e) Pine Forests |
7. Wildlife
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Elephant, tiger, leopard, gaur, banteng, sambur, barking
deer, jungle goat, mountain goat, bear wild boar, jungle eat and many kinds
of birds inhabit Alungdaw Kathapa. |
8.Conservation,Development and Research Programmes
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(a) Conservation of natural forests.
(b) Conservation of wildlife including tiger.
(c) Carrying out research works and conservation of tiger generations with
the assistance of international organizations.
(d) Construction of all-weather road from Kapaing village to Bayana Camp.
(e) Conducting enviromental education programmes.
(f) Promoting ecotourism. |
9. Opportunities for Study and Recreation
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(a) Worship at the place where Alungdaw Shinmahar Kathapa
has been enshrined.
(b) Visiting and conducting research in the least disturbed forest types.
(c) Conducting research on tiger conservation and management.
(d) Observing intand avifauna species.
(e) Study of the growing condition of Indaing forest and Pine forest.
(f) Accommodation facilities for - 5 persons in Yinmabin guest house
- 10 persons at the mountain guest house
- 8 persons in alogged cabin and 2 hotels
- 5 persons in near by Kapaing village. |
