Mulayit Wildlife Sanctuary is a
protected area in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
's
Kayin State
Kayin State ( my, ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, ; kjp, ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်, italics=no; ksw, ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, ), also known by the endonyms Kawthoolei and Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The ...
, covering .
[ It ranges in elevation from and encompasses ]grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses ( Poaceae). However, sedge ( Cyperaceae) and rush ( Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur na ...
, evergreen forest
An evergreen forest is a forest made up of evergreen trees. They occur across a wide range of climatic zones, and include trees such as conifers and holly in cold climates, eucalyptus, Live oak, acacias, magnolia, and banksia in more temperate zo ...
and mixed deciduous forest
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Description
TSMF is generally found in large, discon ...
in Kyain Seikgyi Township
Kyainseikgyi Township (Eastern Pwo language, Phlone: ; my, ကြာအင်းဆိပ်ကြီးမြို့နယ်, ) is a Townships of Burma, township of Kawkareik District in the Kayin State of Myanmar. It is the fourth-biggest tow ...
. It was gazette
A gazette is an official journal, a newspaper of record, or simply a newspaper.
In English and French speaking countries, newspaper publishers have applied the name ''Gazette'' since the 17th century; today, numerous weekly and daily newspaper ...
d in 1936.Dawna Range
The Dawna Range (; th, ทิวเขาถนนธงชัยตะวันตก, ทิวเขาดอยมอนกุจู), also known as Dawna Hills, is a mountain range in eastern Burma and northwestern Thailand. Its northern e ...
and was established with the support of Buddhist monks.white-fronted scops owl
The white-fronted scops owl (''Otus sagittatus'') is a small Asian owl in the family Strigidae. It has a small and declining population about which little is known, and is dependent on lowland and foothill forests which are rapidly being destroy ...
, the silver-eared laughingthrush
The silver-eared laughingthrush (''Trochalopteron melanostigma'') is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in southern Yunnan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially ...
(''Trochalopteron melanostigma''), the grey-sided thrush (''Turdus feae'') and the Tenasserim white-bellied rat (''Niviventer tenaster'') are found in the Mulayit Taung area.
References
External links
Why there is no WWF program in BurmaMyanmar - Status of Biodiversity Conservation
Protected areas of Myanmar
Protected areas established in 1936
Dawna Range
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