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Hlawga Park
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1. Location
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Located between 17° 01' N and 96° 05' E in Taukkyan Model
Village, Mingaladon Township, Yangon Division. |
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2. Area
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540 acres, comprising a wildlife park (818 acres), a
mini-zoo (62 acres) and a buffer zone (660 acres) |
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3. Year of Establishment
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Established on 30 September 1982. |
4. Access
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Approximately 22 miles north of Yangon, just west of Yangon-Pyay
Road. |
5. Objectives
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(a) To establish an enviromental education centre near
Yangon.
(b) To protect the forests and vegetative cover in the catchment of Hlawga
Lake.
(c) To establish a representative collection of Myanma indigenous wildlife
species of mammals, reptiles and birds, which will be kept under as near as
possible natural condition in such as a way that they can be readily viewed
by visitors. |
6. Forest / Vegetative Types
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(a) Semi-evergreen forests
(b) Mixed deciduous forests
(c) Swamp forests |
7. Wildlife
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Thamin, hog deer, barking deer, sambar deer, rhesus monkey,
phthons, pangolin, mythun, all have in the fenced wildlife park.
In the mini-zoo, small mammals, birds, tigers, leopards, bears and estuarine
crocodiles are being displayed more freely in large in spacious cages,
aviaries and moated enclosures, built with modern zoo concept. |
8.Conservation,Development and Research Programmes
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(a) Effective protection and management of degraded forests.
(b) Establishment and management of buffer zone plantations.
(c) Construction of high quality rest house ''chalets" which in hamony with
the natural surroundings.
(d) Establishment of a new Information Centre.
(e) Construction of a 5-storied viewing tower.
(f) Maintenance of roads, nature trails and of all buildings and their
utilities.
(g) Research programmes on vegatative study ornithological studies on both
resident and migratory birds.
(h) Enviroment education activities to create public awarness of enviroment
conservation.
(i) Joint-ventrue development works between Forest Department and loval
private sectors for all-round development of Hlawga park.
(j) Development of one 18-hole golf course of international standard in the
buffer zone the park. |
9. Opportunities for Study and Recreation
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(a) Study nature conservation activities in Myanmar.
(b) Observing ecological study on Thamin, hog deer, barking deer, sambar
deer, etc., in thier natural state.
(c) Enjoyment of out-door recreation such as picnic sites, traditional huts,
boats and elephant rides.
(d) Conduction individual or group bird-watching activities with assistance
from experienced bird-watches of the park.
(e) Study a previously human-disturbed and degarded forest, gradually
restoring itself into a well grown natural forest, over a time-span of 20
years.
(f) Recreation in high quality "chalets" built by the Forest Department. |
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