Conservation of Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey in Imawbum National Park

Species Conservation Fund
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Project aims

Operate effective community-based ‘Smart’ patrols with the focus on the distribution area of the Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey within Imawbum National Park

Results

  • Two refresher trainings for SMART patrol and wildlife monitoring targeted at 30 and 13 participants (respectively) from two local villages

  • Conducted monthly SMART patrols for eight months (total of 79 days; 10 patrol days per month; total of 375 hours on patrol; total distance of 662 kms)

  • A total of 56 active wire snares/iron traps were removed during patrols

  • Two distinct groups (45 and 30 individuals) of Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey were detected during patrols

  • Training of trainers conservation awareness for 11 young villagers to replicate awareness raising events in their villages (with a total of 10 villages covered, reaching 255 local residents), focussing on conservation of the Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey and other threatened species and their habitat.

Reports

 

AT A GLANCE

 

Organisation: Fauna and Floral (FFI)

Country: Myanmar

Year project started: 2024

Species: Rhinopithecus strykeri

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