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]
| Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
  Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh | |
| 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 |
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]
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- ^ "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.