Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary

Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary
Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary
Burmese: အင်းလေးကန် တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
	Entrance to the sanctuary
	Location in Myanmar
Location	Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Township, Shan State, Myanmar
Coordinates	20°08′N 96°34′E / 20.13°N 96.56°ECoordinates: 20°08′N 96°34′E / 20.13°N 96.56°E
Area	533.73 km2 (206.07 sq mi)
Established	1985
Governing body	Myanmar Forest Department

Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Shan State, covering an area of 533.73 km² (206.07 sq mi) surrounding Inle Lake.^[1] It ranges in elevation from 830 to 1,270 m (2,720 to 4,170 ft), stretching over Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Townships. It was gazetted in 1985 to protect habitats for migratory birds.^[2] In 2003, it was designated as one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks, and in 2015 as the first Biosphere Reserve in the country.^{[citation needed]}

255 woodland birds, 90 wetland birds, 59 fish species, 3 turtle species, 94 butterfly species, 25 amphibian and reptile species,^[3] and several plant species including 184 orchid and 12 algae species are recorded in this wetland. It was reported that this Sanctuary could be a nesting place for the globally endangered sarus crane.^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Inlay Lake". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 38–39.
^ Pyae Thet Phyo (27 June 2014). "New bird sightings reported at Inle, Indawgyi lakes". mmtimes.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
^ "Myanmar's Inle Lake inscribed as Unesco 'biosphere reserve'". thaipbs. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

External links[]

BirdLife International (2019). "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Inle Lake".

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[wdpa-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Inlay Lake Wildlife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.^{[permanent dead link]}

[MPA2011-2] Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Inlay Lake". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. pp. 38–39.

[MLM_03-3] Pyae Thet Phyo (27 June 2014). "New bird sightings reported at Inle, Indawgyi lakes". mmtimes.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[4] "Myanmar's Inle Lake inscribed as Unesco 'biosphere reserve'". thaipbs. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

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