[4] The area is also home to the endangered green peacock (Pavo muticus), along with many nonendangered species such as the Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) and Burmese silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera).

[7] This protected area is under the management of Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division (NWCD) governance for monitoring, patrolling, and imparting environmental education.

Four Range Forest Officers of NWCD that were trained abroad or are from international agencies are appointed and are well versed with technical knowledge of the wildlife.

The sanctuary is easily accessible to local tourists by car which is 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Kume on Yangon to Mandalay Road.

Annual and perennial shifting cultivation practices have led to encroachment, and the wildlife habitat has been damaged by the extraction of water, wood, charcoal, and non-timber forest produce.