THE Htamathi Wildlife Sanctuary is as beautiful as the Amazon rainforest, boasting diverse biodiversity and wild animals. The analysis and research conducted with camera traps in the 2024-2025 financial year recorded 32 mammal and five bird species, according to the warden office of Htamathi Wildlife Sanctuary.

A total of 24 cameras were installed in Naneisuu areas in the second week of December 2024, and they were kept back in the second week of February 2025. The camera traps recorded the world’s rare endangered species, the Bengal tiger and Malayan sun bear, including Pardofelis temminckii and clouded leopard and totally-protected wild animals and bird species.

The camera traps captured completely-protected tiger, bear, Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), Catopuma temminckii, marbled cat, large Indian civet, Asian small-clawed otter, dhole, gaur, capped langur, stump-tailed macaque, Macaca leonine, Chinese Pangolin, and the normally-protected Prionailurus bengalensis, Asian palm civet and so on, and the seasonally-protected 23 mammal species and completely protected five bird species, totalling 28 species – 307 mammals and 142 birds.

“This year, we are satisfied to see the rare wild animals captured by the camera traps. The cameras recorded 23 mammal and five bird species, totalling 28 species. They include rare species like the Bengal tiger, Sun bear, Pardofelis temminckii and Clouded leopard, and such existences are signs of abundant biodiversity in the wildlife sanctuary. Only a sustainable existence can ensure the benefits of wildlife sanctuaries for new generations. Therefore, all should preserve it,” said U Win Hlaing, warden of the wildlife sanctuary.

“This year, we are satisfied to see the rare wild animals captured by the camera traps. The cameras recorded 23 mammal and five bird species, totalling 28 species. They include rare species like the Bengal tiger, Sun bear, Pardofelis temminckii and Clouded leopard, and such existences are signs of abundant biodiversity in the wildlife sanctuary. Only a sustainable existence can ensure the benefits of wildlife sanctuaries for new generations. Therefore, all should preserve it,” said U Win Hlaing, warden of the wildlife sanctuary.

The Htamathi Wildlife Sanctuary, located between the Chindwin River and Uyu River, is about over 700 miles, and benefits for the water resource in watershed area of Chindwin River. The survey groups make efforts to see an increase in terrestrial species and bird species by installing camera traps every year. Such efforts record the population of the world’s rare species.

Nyein Thu (MNA)/KTZH

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