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]
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 | |