Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Bangladesh
LocationBagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh
Coordinates22°05′40″N 89°47′00″E / 22.094437°N 89.783443°E / 22.094437; 89.783443
Area170 ha (420 acres)
Established29 January 2012 (2012-01-29)

Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: দুধমুখী বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located near Sarankhola in Bagerhat District of Bangladesh. The area of the sanctuary is 170 ha (420 acres).[1] It was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 29 January 2012.[2]

It is one of the safe zones for vultures as per the Vulture Safe Zone-2 Schedule of the government of Bangladesh in 2012.[3] Most of the area of Dudhmukhi consists of wetlands[4] and Dudhmukhi river is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection Project. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Vulture Safe Zone". bforest.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Land Cover Classification (1 year) | NASA". Land Cover Classification (1 year) | NASA. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (31 October 2011). "Bangladesh bid to save dolphins". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. ^ "সুন্দরবনে বাড়ছে ডলফিনের অভয়ারণ্য". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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