Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Myanmar
LocationKanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar
Coordinates23°36′N 95°32′E / 23.600°N 95.533°E / 23.600; 95.533
Area260.07 km2 (100.41 sq mi)[1]
Established1941
Governing bodyForest Department

Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Sagaing Region that was established in 1941, stretching over an area of 260.07 km2 (100.41 sq mi).[1] It is located in Kanbalu Township.

Fauna

Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary provides habitat for Eld's deer. The Indochinese leopard was considered almost locally extinct by 2000.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
  2. ^ Aung, M.; Swe, K. K.; Oo, T.; Moe, K. K.; Leimgruber, P.; Allendorf, T.; Duncan, C.; Wemmer, C. (2004). "The environmental history of Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, a protected area in Myanmar (Burma)". Journal of Environmental Management. 72 (4): 205–216. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.61.3531. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.04.013. PMID 15294353.

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