Section 144 imposed at Mainmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary

The township administrator of Bogale Township in Pyapon District, Ayeyawady Region, imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code to prevent anyone except officials from entering the Mainmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary starting on 1 August.
The township authority of Bogale implemented the restriction after officials spotted individuals linked to criminal rings taking refuge in the 33,779-acre Mainmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary to hunt animals, fish, shrimp, birds, crocodiles, and to collect forest products without any official permission.
The Mainmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary Island, one of the seven ASEAN Heritage Parks in Myanmar, is a breeding ground for crocodiles and a habitat for wild animals, fish, and shrimp. It features mangrove forests that include the Burmese grape (Baccaurea ramiflora), climbing flat bean (Dalbergia obovata), and mangrove date palm (Phoenix paludosa). The sanctuary is managed by the Mainmahla Kyun Wildlife Administrator Office, which operates under the Forest Department’s Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.
The prohibited area also includes the confluence of the Kadongani River and the Bogale River in the north of the island, the Bogale River in the east, the confluence of the Kadongani River and the Bogale River in the south, and the Kadongani River in the west. — TWA/TH