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A survey to assess the status of Sumatran rhinoceros and other large mammal species in Tamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Alan Rabinowitz ,
George B. Schaller  and
U Uga
Alan Rabinowitz
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Wildlife Park, Bronx, NY 10460, USA.
George B. Schaller
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Wildlife Park, Bronx, NY 10460, USA.
U Uga
Affiliation:
Deputy-Director of Wildlife and Sanctuaries Division, Myanmar Forest Department, Yangon, Myanmar.
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Abstract

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Tamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary in the Upper Chindwin district of Myanmar could be one of the most important remaining sites for wildlife in the country. Until recently, insurgency problems prevented officials of the Myanmar Forest Department visiting the area or carrying out any form of management. Yet the sanctuary is essentially intact and, with the exception of rhino, appears to contain viable populations of most large mammal species known from that part of Myanmar. However, hunting and the collection of forest products in the sanctuary are having negative impacts on the wildlife community. The future survival of the Sumatran rhino in the Upper Chindwin area is doubtful. Other large mammal species, such as the tiger and gaur, may follow the rhino towards extinction in the near future. Tamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary will need to be actively protected and managed to ensure that much of Myanmar's wildlife continues to survive in this area, well into the future.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , April 1995 , pp. 123 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1995

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