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1. Location
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Location between 19Ί 51' N and 96Ί 10' E in Oaktwin Township
of Bago Division. |
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2. Area
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102 acres.
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3. Year of Establishment
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Established in 1996 |
4. Access
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Yangon to Oaktwin, 166 iles by car and Oaktwin to Sein-Ye
camp, 20 mi8les by car along Bago Yoma crossing. |
5. Objectives
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(a) To observe natural teak forests and teak growing
environmental conditions.
(b) To study different age class of teak plantations.
(c) To utilize it as a base camp for researchers in the Bago Yoma region.
(d) To study Myanmar timber elephants, elephant mahouts and their working
condition. |
6. Forest / Vegetative Types
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(a) Moist Upper Mixed Deciduous forests.
(b) Dry Upper Mixed Diciduous forests.
(c) Lower Mixed Deciduous forest. |
7. Wildlife
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Asian elephant, tiger, leopard, guar, banteg or wild cow,
sun bear, wild boar, sambur, sneeze and resident birds are present. |
8.Conservation,Development and Research Programmes
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Construction of modern rest house for ecotourism and other
infrastructure developments. |
9. Opportunities for Study and Recreation
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(a) Study of natural teak forest.
(b) Study of natural orchids.
(c) Study of working timber elephants.
(d) Study of natural wildlife and their environment
(e) Recreation in a special forest environment. |
