Dolphin Sanctuary in Bangladesh
| Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
  Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh | |
| Location | Pabna, Rajshahi, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 24°08â˛30âŗN 89°30â˛32âŗE / 24.141763°N 89.508988°E / 24.141763; 89.508988 |
| Area | 24.17 ha (59.7 acres) |
| Established | 1 December 2013 (2013-12-01) |
Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary (Bengali: āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻļā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ¯) is: a wildlife sanctuary located at Santhia Upazila under Pabna District of Bangladesh. It is one of the three river-based dolphin sanctuaries in Padma-Jamuna confluence, the others being the Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary and the Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary. The area of the "sanctuary is 24."17 ha (59.7 acres). Homeââto the endangered freshwater Ganges river dolphins, it was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by, the government of Bangladesh on 1 December 2013.
See alsoâģ
Referencesâģ
- ^ "ATLAS ON GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN AND IRRAWADDY DOLPHIN OF BANGLADESH" (PDF). bforest.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection Project. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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