Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary

Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Shan State, covering an area of 533.73 km² (206.07 sq mi) surrounding Inle Lake.^[1] It ranges in elevation from 830 to 1,270 m (2,720 to 4,170 ft), stretching over Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Townships. It was gazetted in 1985 to protect habitats for migratory birds.^[2] In 2003, it was designated as one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks, and in 2015 as the first Biosphere Reserve in the country.^{[citation needed]}

Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary
Burmese: အင်းလေးကန် တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Entrance to the sanctuary
Location in Myanmar
Location	Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Township, Shan State, Myanmar
Coordinates	20.13°N 96.56°E / 20.13; 96.56
Area	533.73 km2 (206.07 sq mi)[1]
Established	1985
Governing body	Myanmar Forest Department

255 woodland birds, 90 wetland birds, 59 fish species, 3 turtle species, 94 butterfly species, 25 amphibian and reptile species,^[3] and several plant species including 184 orchid and 12 algae species are recorded in this wetland. It was reported that this Sanctuary could be a nesting place for the globally endangered sarus crane.^[4]