page_title: Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
hierarchical_section_title: Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
caption_attribution_description: မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကချင်ပြည်နယ်ရှိ ဟူးကောင်းချိုင့်ဝှမ်းတစ်နေရာအား ကောင်းကင်ဓာတ်ပုံအဖြစ် ရိုက်ကူးထားခြင်း ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ English: Aerial photo of Hukawng Valley
context_page_description: Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in northern Myanmar, covering 17,373.57 km². It was established in 2004 and extended to its present size in 2010.
  It was initially gazetted in 2004 with an area of 6,371 km² in Tanaing Township and extended to Kamaing, Nayun and Kamti Townships. In elevation, it ranges from 125 to 3,435 m in the Hukawng Valley located in Kachin State and Sagaing Region. It harbours evergreen and mixed deciduous forests.
  Wildlife recorded during camera trapping surveys between 2001 and 2011 comprised tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, Asian golden cat, marbled cat, leopard cat. yellow-throated marten, binturong, large Indian civet, large-spotted civet, small Indian civet, masked palm civet, Asian palm civet, hog badger and spotted linsang.
  More than 200,000 acres of land in Hukawng Valley are being used for gold mining, causing environmental damage. The Wildlife Conservation Society was criticized for its role in the protected area, particularly for blaming indigenous peoples for environmental damage, though this was found to be untrue since WCS was found to support small infrastructure projects and donate rice and supplies to villagers.
context_section_description: Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in northern Myanmar, covering 17,373.57 km² (6,707.97 sq mi). It was established in 2004 and extended to its present size in 2010.
  It was initially gazetted in 2004 with an area of 6,371 km² (2,460 sq mi) in Tanaing Township and extended to Kamaing, Nayun and Kamti Townships. In elevation, it ranges from 125 to 3,435 m (410 to 11,270 ft) in the Hukawng Valley located in Kachin State and Sagaing Region. It harbours evergreen and mixed deciduous forests.
  Wildlife recorded during camera trapping surveys between 2001 and 2011 comprised tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard (P. pardus), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii), marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis). yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula), binturong (Arctictis binturong), large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha), large-spotted civet (V. megaspila), small Indian civet (Viverricula indica), masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) and spotted linsang (Prionodon pardicolor).
  More than 200,000 acres of land in Hukawng Valley are being used for gold mining, causing environmental damage. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) was criticized for its role in the protected area, particularly for blaming indigenous peoples for environmental damage, though this was found to be untrue since WCS was found to support small infrastructure projects and donate rice and supplies to villagers.
caption: Hukaung Valley
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