Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
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.
It is one of the safe zones for vultures as per the Vulture Safe Zone-2 Schedule of the government of Bangladesh in 2012. Most of the area of Dudhmukhi consists of wetlands and Dudhmukhi river is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh.
See also
References
- ^ "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Vulture Safe Zone". bforest.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Land Cover Classification (1 year) | NASA". Land Cover Classification (1 year) | NASA. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 19 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.
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