Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary

Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Pyinoolwin Township in Mandalay Region covering an area of 127.25 km2. It was gazetted in 1918 and spans an elevation of 975-1210 m. It is one of four protected wetlands.

Description
This sanctuary is near the town of Pyin-O-Lwin. The road linking Anesakhan (အနီးစခန်း) and Lashio (ပွင့်ဖြူ) towns passes through the sanctuary. It receives south-west monsoon rains of about 1000 mm every year from June to August.

Biodiversity
Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary harbours evergreen hill forest. Wildlife present include green peafowl (Pavo muticus), grey peacock pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) and barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak).

History
Pyin-O-Lwin Bird Sanctuary was gazetted in 1918. It was established in 1927. As of 2017, it is managed by the Forest Department.

Tourism
Pyin-O-Lwin town is a favourite destination for the tourist since, it is located on the main road and railway line from Mandalay to Lashio. Many tourist attractions like National Kandawgyi Gardens (အမျိုးသားကန်တော်ကြီးဥယျာဉ်), flower garden have resulted in need to develop Pyin-O-Lwin Bird sanctuary. Regular educated forest staff is in need to direct the local and foreign tourist visiting the sanctuary.

Threats

 * 1) Logging
 * 2) Fishing
 * 3) Hunting and trading of wildlife
 * 4) Shifting cultivation practices have led to encroachment
 * 5) Extraction of water, fuel wood, charcoal and non-timber forest produce is depriving wildlife habitat