On the road to Myanmar
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There may be hope for Myanmar's dwindling wildlife populations due to recent commitments by forestry officials to preserve scarce refuge space. Myanmar was formerly called Burma. Economic pressures from surrounding countries have stimulated the people of Myanmar to exploit their vulnerable natural resources. Cooperative efforts with the Wildlife Conservation Society have successfully secured areas of Lampi Island and Tamanthi Sanctuary, homes to endangered wildlife.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1997
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Turning over a new leaf: Muntjac discovered in Myanmar
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Expeditions are an important method for discovering new species or finding species in new locations. The black barking deer, an extremely rare species once thought to be native only to China, was located in the hill forests of Myanmar. This discovery has important implications for biodiversity, evolutionary science and conservation. The Myanmar government has declared the region where the deer was
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1998
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Tiger traces: after training in big-cat identification, a talented team sets out to count tigers in Myanmar
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Tigers are disappearing from the world as a result of hunting, habitat destruction, and the growth of human population and continual land use. Myanmar is one country where tigers live but little is known about their distribution or status. In attempting to count tigers in Myanmar, conservation scientists face the challenges of narrowing their range and habitat and locating the tigers.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1999
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