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Accommodate migratory birds in safe and sound habitats
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (81+ words) Global New Light Of Myanmar Proper environmental conservation greatly contributes to bird conservation, particularly in providing habitats and sanctuaries for migratory birds. Myanmar, although experiencing extreme heat and cold due to climate change and facing some deforestation of natural forests,…...
Myanmar Safeguards Star Tortoise, Roofed Turtle as National Treasures
1+ week, 5+ day ago (61+ words) Global New Light Of Myanmar Among the 11 tortoise species found only in Myanmar, two globally endangered endemic species, such as the Burmese Star Tortoise and the Burmese Roofed Turtle, are being conserved as national biological treasures. Please fill in the…...
Zoos boost care, nutrition for endangered tigers amid declining wild numbers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (66+ words) Global New Light Of Myanmar Tigers facing the threat of extinction are being systematically fed and cared for in zoos in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and Mandalay to help stimulate their instincts, according to a statement from Yangon Zoological Gardens....
Local zoos release dos and don'ts for visitors
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (168+ words) There are 13 rules visitors will need to follow when they visit zoos to protect the wildlife and the nature world, said local zoos. Zoos are open aiming to share knowledge, help research works and preserve wildlife species and help their…...
Wintering birds flock to Moeyungyi Lake, Inlay Lake and Indawgyi Lake via 2 major flyways
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (91+ words) Global New Light Of Myanmar The migratory winter birds from around the world take shelter at wildlife sanctuaries in Myanmar, that contribute to nature-based tourism and national ecosystem conservation, and the wintering birds annually arrive at Moeyungyi wetland, Inlay Lake…...
Many endangered yellow-breasted buntings winter in Kyonkapyin-Tapseik conservation area
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (194+ words) Hundreds of thousands of yellow-breasted buntings, a species at risk of extinction, have arrived to winter in the Kyonkapyin-Tapseik Conservation Group (KTCG)s area, one of its memberstold The Global New Light of Myanmar. These birds require urgent conservation efforts,…...
Renovation of Bagan's Mahabodhi Pagoda by ASI India approximately 80% complete
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (187+ words) The renovation work on the Mahabodhi Pagoda in Bagan, currently being undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), is approximately 80% complete according to U Zaw Weik, a donor providing water for the restoration project. The ASI began restoration work…...