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]

List

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection Project. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Protected Areas of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Forest Department. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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