Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary

Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar, covering an area of 1,854.43 km² (716.00 sq mi). It was established in 2004.^[1] It ranges in elevation from 140 to 3,435 m (459 to 11,270 ft) and harbours evergreen forest in Kachin State.^[2]

Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary
Burmese: ဘွမ်ဖာဘွမ် တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန်ဘေးမဲ့တော
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Myanmar
Location	Sumprabum Township, Kachin State,  Myanmar
Nearest city	Sumprabom
Coordinates	26°31′0″N 97°23′0″E
Area	1,854.43 km2 (716.00 sq mi)[1]
Established	2004
Governing body	Myanmar Forest Department

Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary is contiguous with Khakaborazi National Park and Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Together with Hponkanrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, they form a large continuous expanse of natural forest stretching over an area of 30,105 km² (11,624 sq mi), called the Northern Forest Complex. It was established in 1996 with the objective to conserve the biodiversity of the Ayeyarwady and Chindwin river basins. It is managed by the Forest Department.^[3]

Biodiversity

Bumhpa Bum Wildlife Sanctuary harbours tropical evergreen forest along with pine hill forest.^[3]

Wildlife recorded during a camera trap survey in 2001 included binturong (Arctictis binturong), yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula), spotted linsang (Prionodon pardicolor), Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), crab-eating mongoose (Herpestes urva), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temminckii), leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) and marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata).^[4][5] Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), gaur (Bos gaurus), mainland serow (Capricornis milneedwardsii), red goral (Naemorhedus baileyi) and golden jackal (Canis aureus) inhabit the sanctuary as well.^[2]

References

1. World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Bumpha Bum Wildife Sanctuary". Protected Planet.
2. Beffasti, L.; Gallanti, V., eds. (2011). "Bumphabum". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association. p. 26.
3. Lazarus, K. M.; Cardinale, P.; Corbett, M.; Lin, N. S.; Noeske, T. K. H. (2017). "Baseline Assessment Report of Terrestrial Biodiversity" (PDF). Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Hydropower Sector in Myanmar. Washington, D.C.: International Finance Corporation.
4. Than Zaw; Saw Htun; Saw Htoo Tha Po; Myint Maung; Lynam, A. J.; Kyaw Thinn Latt; Duckworth, J. W. (2008). "Status and distribution of small carnivores in Myanmar". Small Carnivore Conservation. 38: 2–28.
5. Than Zaw; Than Myint; Saw Htun; Saw Htoo Tha Po; Kyaw Thinn Latt; Myint Maung; Lynam A. J. (2014). "Status and distribution of smaller felids in Myanmar" (PDF). Cat News (Special Issue 8): 24–30.