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THE annual report on game preservation in Burma for the year ending March 31, 1940 (Rangoon, Supt. Govt. Printing, Burma, 1941) shows that this matter is treated in Burma with the serious spirit it demands. The present policy aims at providing a sufficient number of sanctuaries to ensure that no species of Burman bird or animal becomes extinct. The following list of sanctuaries will indicate how this laudable effort is carried out under the able game warden, a member of the Burma Forest Service. It is a pity that India as a whole and the British Colonies have not made similar attempts at game preservation. There are seven sanctuaries situated in North and South Burma: Pidaung (Myitkyina), 278 sq. miles; Shwe-u-daung (E. Katha), 81 sq. miles, with another 45 sq. miles situated in the neighbouring Federated Shan States ; Maymyo (summer headquarters of Government of Burma), 49 sq. miles ; Moscos Islands (Tavoy), 19 sq. miles ; Kahilu (Thatôn), 62 sq. miles ; Mulayit (Thaungyin), 53 sq. miles ; Wetthigan (Minbu), 1¾ sq. miles.
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Game Preservation in Burma. Nature 149, 29–30 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/149029b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/149029b0