Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary

Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: ঢাংমারী বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located at Bagerhat District of Bangladesh. The area of the sanctuary is 340 ha (840 acres). It was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 29 January 2012.^[1]

Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category II (national park)
Monkeys in Dhangmari
Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh
Location	Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh
Coordinates	22.422394°N 89.549664°E / 22.422394; 89.549664
Area	340 ha (840 acres)
Established	29 January 2012 (2012-01-29)

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] Dhangmari wetland is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh.^[3][4]

See also

• List of wildlife sanctuaries of Bangladesh