Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 22°05′40″N 89°47′00″E / 22.094437°N 89.783443°E |
Area | 170 ha (420 acres) |
Established | 29 January 2012 |
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). 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] Most of the area of Dudhmukhi consists of wetlands [3] and Dudhmukhi river is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh. [4] [5]
Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary | |
---|---|
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
Location | Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 22°05′40″N 89°47′00″E / 22.094437°N 89.783443°E |
Area | 170 ha (420 acres) |
Established | 29 January 2012 |
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). 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] Most of the area of Dudhmukhi consists of wetlands [3] and Dudhmukhi river is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh. [4] [5]