Tanintharyi Nature Reserve

Tanintharyi Nature Reserve
Tanintharyi Nature Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
	Location in Myanmar
Location	Yebyu and Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar
Coordinates	14°36′00″N 98°17′00″E / 14.60000°N 98.28333°E
Area	1,699.99 km2 (656.37 sq mi)
Established	2005
Governing body	Myanmar Forest Department

Tanintharyi Nature Reserve is a strict nature reserve in Myanmar's Tenasserim Hills, covering 1,699.99 km² (656.37 sq mi).^[1] In elevation, it ranges from at an elevation of 20–130 m (66–427 ft). Most of the tropical rain forest is evergreen, interspersed with some grassland. The reserve provides habitat to Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and Gurney's pitta (Hydrornis gurneyi). It was gazetted in 2005 for the maintenance of natural resources, scientific research and education of local people in surrounding communities.^[2]

Wildlife recorded during a camera trap survey in 2002 included binturong (Arctictis binturong), large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha), large-spotted civet (Viverra megaspila), Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), banded linsang (Prionodon linsang), yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula) and leopard (Panthera pardus).^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Taninthayi Nature Reserve". Protected Planet.
^ Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Tanintharyi Nature Reserve" (PDF). Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges. Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 94–95.
^ Than Zaw; Saw Htun; Saw Htoo Tha Po; Myint Maung; Lynam, A. J.; Kyaw Thinn Latt; Duckworth, J. W. (2008). "Status and distribution of small carnivores in Myanmar". Small Carnivore Conservation. 38: 2–28.
^ Than Zaw; Than Myint; Saw Htun; Saw Htoo Tha Po; Kyaw Thinn Latt; Myint Maung; Lynam A. J. (2014). "Status and distribution of smaller felids in Myanmar" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 8): 24–30.