Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary

Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary
Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category II (national park)
	Monkeys in Dhangmari
	Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh
Location	Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh
Coordinates	22°25′21″N 89°32′59″E / 22.422394°N 89.549664°E
Area	340 ha (840 acres)
Established	29 January 2012

Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: ঢাংমারী বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located at Bagerhat District of Bangladesh. The area of the sanctuary is 340 ha (840 acres). It was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 29 January 2012.^[1]

It is one of the safe zones for vultures as per the Vulture Safe Zone-2 Schedule of the government of Bangladesh in 2012.^[2] Dhangmari wetland is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^ "Vulture Safe Zone". bforest.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (31 October 2011). "Bangladesh bid to save dolphins". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "সুন্দরবনে বাড়ছে ডলফিনের অভয়ারণ্য". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[Wildlife_Sanctuary-1] "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[2] "Vulture Safe Zone". bforest.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[3] Ethirajan, Anbarasan (31 October 2011). "Bangladesh bid to save dolphins". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[4] "সুন্দরবনে বাড়ছে ডলফিনের অভয়ারণ্য". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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