Wild animals missing for three decades reappear in Anyar
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Htet Nadi/Thant Zin (NP News)
Small wild animals that had been missing for three decades have been rediscovered in Yenangyaung Township, Magway Region, central Myanmar, environmental conservationist Yenanthar Dingar told The Statesman.
He said that small wild animals that were previously common in the Rakhine Yoma Mountains may have migrated due to the excavation of lakes in the Anyar region and the increase in water resources.
“Those kinds of species come out at night. The Rakhine name is Kewa. Our Anyar name is Kway-A (jackal). Currently, we are digging ponds, and so those jackals are increasing in this area when the water is abundant. It has been a long time since we last saw them. It has been about 20 or 30 years. In the past, some people said that jackals were only seen howling in the Rakhine mountains. Now, they are not seen much in the Rakhine mountains. In other words, it seems that they have also come down here,” said Yenanthar Dingar.
He also said that previously rare bird species, in addition to wild species such as the Burmese ferret-badger, have been seen again in the area.
“I think they have moved here in search of a better habitat. I only saw them the other day. As for me, I have never seen them before. In addition to this species, we have also started seeing Burmese ferret-badger. In our charitable garden, we are now seeing eagles and hawks returning as well,” he said.
Therefore, he suggested that the rediscovery of endangered small wild species in the Anyar region requires continued conservation efforts by locals and environmental conservation groups. –