(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-03-20 12:41

YANGON - Myanmar official media Thursday called on people to participate in the task for conservation of rare birds and wildlife to stabilize the ecosystem in the country which faces collapse as in the world.

In its editorial, the New Light of Myanmar said that only nine endangered species out of 144 in the world can be found in Myanmar.

Golden deer, one of the nine species in existence in Myanmar, are being protected in Chatthin Sanctuary in northwestern Sagaing division, the editorial said, adding that "though three kinds of species of the golden deer are found in South East Asia, there are now only Myanmar golden deer left".

Noting that the population of tigers worldwide gradually declines with tiger species being available in 13 countries only, the editorial said Myanmar is cooperating with seven other Asian nations in an effort to establish a tiger protection corridor which extends as 5,000 miles (8.000 kilometers) for endangered ones.

Disclosing that there are only 100 tigers left in Myanmar, the editorial said in cooperation with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), tiger conservation is being undertaken in Hukaung Valley, the geographical condition of which creates a suitable place for survival of the tigers.

The editorial stressed the need also to conserve the environment, saying that too much extraction of wildlife, plants and fish, establishment of plantation after clearing the natural forests and pollution endanger the existence of biodiversity in the long run.

The editorial also called for systematical control of indiscriminate cutting down of trees, hunting and trading of wildlife products.