THE camera trap footage in Hta­mathi Wildlife Sanctuary finds the world’s rare endangered species Bengal tiger and bear, according to the warden office of Htamathi Wildlife Sanctuary.

The warden office of Htama­thi Wildlife Sanctuary installed the camera traps in the second week of December 2024, took them off in the second week of February 2025, and continued taking records of the population of the wild.

“This year, we placed one camera in one point, 12 cameras per unit, and 24 camera traps in the vicinity of Nanyanyin area. When we checked the record photos, we found the existence of tigers and bears like the pre­vious year. A camera took thou­sands of photos, and so we hav­en’t finished checking yet. Firm public participation plays a key role in the sustainability of the Htamathi Wildlife Sanctuary,” said U Win Hlaing, warden of the sanctuary.

Htamathi Wildlife Sanctuary located in Khamti and Homalin Townships in Khamti District of Sagaing Region was recognized as a wildlife sanctuary in May 1974, and the administrative of­fice was established in Homalin Township on 1 September 1994 to operate wildlife conservation activities. It was recognized as an ASEAN heritage park on 8 October 2019.

Being an evergreen forest and moist upper mixed decid­uous forest, it hosts varieties of endangered species of wild ani­mals, birds, and trees.

The Htamathi Wildlife Sanc­tuary is home to 57 species of mammals, 332 bird species, 67 fish, 77 species of amphibi­ans and crawling animals, 432 plants, 19 herbal plants, 14 types of bamboo, eight types of canes, 23 aquatic plants, 18 grass, and 16 orchids, as well as other rare animal species and roofed turtles that can be seen only in Myan­mar. — Thitsa (MNA)/KTZH