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Tigers Conservation in Myanmar

Tigers Conservation in Myanmar. Ye Htut, Deputy Director Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division Forest Department, Myanmar. Estimates of Tiger Population in Myanmar. All previous estimated figures are totally based on general information and habitat model.

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Tigers Conservation in Myanmar

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  1. Tigers Conservation in Myanmar Ye Htut, Deputy Director Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division Forest Department, Myanmar

  2. Estimates of Tiger Population in Myanmar • All previous estimated figures are totally based on general information and habitat model. • No systematic survey was done prior to 1998 • 2004-2009 surveyed by WCS estimated between 100 -150

  3. Location Map of TLCs in Myanmar Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary Taninthary Nature Reserve

  4. Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (World largest Tiger Reserve) Total area = 6,708 sq miles • outstanding area & opportunities • the most suitable landscape for tiger conservation in Myanmar • Impact inside wildlife sanctuary is higher then past decade in Hukaung valley, so that tiger move to adjacent areas • stabilise the situation there is first priority

  5. Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary • Area 830 sq-miles • regarded as tiger site • contain at least several breeding female tigers • Last tiger foot prints were recorded in January, 2013

  6. Taninthary Nature Reserve • Area 56.37 sq-miles • Based on the results of field surveys, tigers occur in a large intact forest landscape in northern and southern Taninthayi Division. • A relatively large (>50) population is thought to exist there

  7. National Goals for Tiger Conservation • The priority actions necessary in the short-term • Establish protected area, protected corridors and priority management areas in and around of both sites • Implement continuous monitoring programs for tiger and its prey population • Train government staff in anti poaching and anti – trafficking techniques • Suppress all killing of tigers and illegal trade in tiger products conservation • Define roles and responsibilities of field staff

  8. Law Enforcement Targeted Actions towards tiger conservation in 2013-2014 • Some Targeted Actions for 2013-2014 • Promote field facilities for patrolling and research activities such as camera traps, camera, GPS, ration, allowance, etc. in three TLCs • Introduce Management Information System to enhance the efficiency of law enforcement planning and threat monitoring system in Htamanthi WS • Apply Smart Green Infrastructure in Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary and Dawei Deep Sea Port Project near Taninthary TLCs • Develop Community Based Natural Resource Management and Green Ecotourism for livelihood development among local communities near TLCs

  9. Law Enforcement Targeted Actions towards tiger conservation in 2013-2014 • Some Targeted Actions for 2013-2014 (cont.) • Produce a series of wildlife documentary of HWS by (BBC-Natural History) with preliminary surveys. • Continuously conduct education and awareness raising program in HVWS, HWS, and TNR to cover at least 70 villages a year • Adapt different educational media, such as talks, dramas, and village and school programs to suit local needs in HVWS, HWS and TNR. • Develop an action plan for monitoring the implementation of NTRP

  10. Thank You

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