Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary

Summary

Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: চাঁদপাই বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located near Mongla in Bagerhat District of Bangladesh. The area of the sanctuary is 560 ha (1,400 acres). It was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 29 January 2012.[1]

Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary
Map showing the location of Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary
Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Bangladesh
LocationBagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh
Coordinates22°22′54″N 89°39′23″E / 22.381607°N 89.656354°E / 22.381607; 89.656354
Area560 ha (1,400 acres)
Established29 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] Chadpai wetland is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh.[3][4]

On 9 December 2014 a tanker named OT Southern Star 7 carrying some 357,000 liters furnace oil collided with another vessel and spilled at Mrigmari of Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary under East Zone of the Sundarbans.[5][6]

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  1. ^ "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Vulture Safe Zone". bforest.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (31 October 2011). "Bangladesh bid to save dolphins". BBC News. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. ^ "সুন্দরবনে বাড়ছে ডলফিনের অভয়ারণ্য". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. ^ "UN for ban on movement of vessels thru' Sundarbans". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. ^ WilkinsonDec. 19, Allie (16 December 2014). "Officials scramble to respond to Bangladesh oil spill". Science. Retrieved 19 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)