Wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh
This is a list of wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh .[1] Between 1981 and 2017, 20 wildlife sanctuaries were established in the country that cover 271,057.16 ha (2,710.5716 km2 ) as of 2020.[1] Among them, three wildlife sanctuaries are located at Sundarbans , the World Heritage Site .[2]
No. Name IUCN category [3] Location Area(ha) Year of establishment[1] Year of declaration[3] Image 1 Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary II Chunarughat , Habiganj , Sylhet 1795.54 7 July 1996 7 July 1996 2 Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary IV Char Fasson , Bhola , Barisal 40 19 December 1981 19 December 1981 3 Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary Ib Bagerhat , Khulna 122920.90 6 April 1996 29 June 2017 4 Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary Ib Satkhira , Khulna 119718.88 6 April 1996 29 June 2017 5 Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary Ib Khulna District , Khulna 75310.30 6 April 1996 29 June 2017 6 Pablakhali Wildlife Sanctuary II Chittagong Hill Tracts 42069.37 20 September 1983 20 September 1983 7 Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary IV Chittagong District 7763.97 18 March 1986 18 March 1986 8 Fasiakhali Wildlife Sanctuary IV Chakaria , Cox's Bazar , Chittagong 1302.42 11 April 2007 11 April 2007 9 Dudpukuria-Dhopachari Wildlife Sanctuary IV Chittagong District 4716.57 6 April 2010 6 April 2010 10 Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary II Fatikchhari , Chittagong 1177.53 6 April 2010 6 April 2010 11 Sangu Wildlife Sanctuary II Bandarban , Chittagong 2331.98 6 April 2010 6 April 2010 12 Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary IV Teknaf , Cox's Bazar , Chittagong 11614.57 24 March 2010 9 December 2009 13 Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary II Barguna , Barisal 4048.58 24 October 2010 24 October 2010 14 Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary II Bagerhat District , Khulna 170 29 January 2012 29 January 2012 15 Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary II Bagerhat District , Khulna 560 29 January 2012 29 January 2012 16 Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary II Bagerhat District , Khulna 340 29 January 2012 29 January 2012 17 Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary II Patuakhali District , Barisal 2026.48 24 December 2011 24 December 2011 18 Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary VI Pabna District , Rajshahi 146 1 December 2013 1 December 2013 19 Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary VI Pabna District , Rajshahi 24.17 1 December 2013 1 December 2013 20 Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary VI Pabna District , Rajshahi 408.11 1 December 2013 1 December 2013
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