Shilanda-Nagdemra_Dolphin_Sanctuary Knowpia

Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary
Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
	Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh
Location	Pabna, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Coordinates	24°08′30″N 89°30′32″E / 24.141763°N 89.508988°E
Area	24.17 ha (59.7 acres)
Established	1 December 2013

Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary (Bengali: শিলন্দা নাগডেমড়া শুশুক অভয়ারণ্য) 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.^[1] The area of the sanctuary is 24.17 ha (59.7 acres).^[2] Home to the endangered freshwater Ganges river dolphins, it was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 1 December 2013.^[3]

References edit

^ "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.

Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh
Location	Pabna, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Coordinates	24°08′30″N 89°30′32″E / 24.141763°N 89.508988°E / 24.141763; 89.508988
Area	24.17 ha (59.7 acres)
Established	1 December 2013 (2013-12-01)