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Tanintharyi Nature Reserve
Tanintharyi
Nature Reserve
is a
strict nature reserve
in Myanmar's
Tenasserim Hills
,
covering
. In elevation, it
ranges
from at an elevation of. Most of the
tropical rain forest
is
evergreen
, interspersed with some
grassland
. The reserve provides
habitat
to
Asian elephant
and
Gurney's pitta
. It was gazetted in 2005 for the maintenance of
natural resources
,
scientific research
and education of local people in
surrounding
communities
.
Wildlife
recorded during a
camera trap
survey in
2002
included
binturong
,
large Indian civet
,
large-spotted civet
,
Asian palm civet
,
banded linsang
,
yellow-throated marten
and
leopard
.