Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary
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| Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
| Burmese: အင်းလေးကန် တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန် ဘေးမဲ့တော | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Entrance to the sanctuary | |
  Location in Myanmar | |
| Location | Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Township, Shan State, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 20°08′N 96°34′E / 20.13°N 96.56°E |
| Area | 533.73 km2 (206.07 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 1985 |
| Governing body | Myanmar Forest Department |
Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary is a protected area in Myanmar's Shan State, covering an area of 533.73 km2 (206.07 sq mi) surrounding Inle Lake.[1] It ranges in elevation from 830 to 1,270 m (2,720 to 4,170 ft), stretching over Nyaungshwe, Pinlaung and Pekon Townships. It was gazetted in 1985 to protect habitats for migratory birds.[2] In 2003, it was designated as one of the ASEAN Heritage Parks, and in 2015 as the first Biosphere Reserve in the country.[citation needed]
255 woodland birds, 90 wetland birds, 59 fish species, 3 turtle species, 94 butterfly species, 25 amphibian and reptile species,[3] and several plant species including 184 orchid and 12 algae species are recorded in this wetland. It was reported that this Sanctuary could be a nesting place for the globally endangered sarus crane.[4]
