Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary
Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary is a large protected area in northern Myanmar. It was established in 1974 in the Sagaing Region.
It is located between the Chindwin River in Hkamti District and the Uyu River, with of the area in Homalin Township, and in Hkamti Township.Biodiversity
Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary provides habitat for over 30 mammals including Asian elephant, gaur, mainland serow, Asiatic black bear and Indochinese leopard. Formerly it was also home of the Northern Sumatran rhinoceros and the Javan rhinoceros, which have become extinct in the area in the 1980s.
Tiger, clouded leopard, Asiatic golden cat, leopard cat, large Indian civet, hog badger, Asian palm civet, binturong, masked palm civet were recorded during a camera trap survey in 1999.
The clouded leopard and marbled cat populations were studied more detailed between December 2014 and March 2016.
An Asian water monitor was recorded in 2016 along one of the streams flowing through the sanctuary.
Among the many birds found in the reserve are the white-winged duck and the masked finfoot.
