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Wildlife sanctuary in Bangladesh

Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category II (national park)
Monkeys in Dhangmari
Map showing the location of Dhangmari Wildlife SanctuaryMap showing the location of Dhangmari Wildlife SanctuaryDhangmari Wildlife SanctuaryLocation in Bangladesh
Location Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh
Coordinates 22°25′21″N 89°32′59″E / 22.422394°N 89.549664°E / 22.422394; 89.549664
Area 340 ha (840 acres)
Established 29 January 2012 (2012-01-29)

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]

  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.