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Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Chatthin Wildlife SanctuaryMap showing the location of Chatthin Wildlife SanctuaryLocation 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 km (100.41 sq mi)
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 km (100.41 sq mi). 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.

References

  1. ^ 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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