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Wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh
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