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Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary
Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category II (national park)
	Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh
Location	Patuakhali, Barisal, Bangladesh
Coordinates	21°50′24″N 90°30′13″E / 21.839952°N 90.503542°E
Area	2,026.48 ha (5,007.5 acres)
Established	24 December 2011

Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: সোনারচর বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located near Rangabali Upazila at Patuakhali District of Bangladesh. The area of the sanctuary is 2,026.48 ha (5,007.5 acres).^[1] It was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 24 December 2011.^[2]

It is one of the safe zones for vultures as per the Vulture Safe Zone-2 Schedule of the government of Bangladesh in 2012.^[3]

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^ "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection Project. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^ "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^ "Vulture Safe Zone". bforest.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[Wildlife_Sanctuaries-1] "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection Project. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[Wildlife_Sanctuary-2] "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[3] "Vulture Safe Zone". bforest.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

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Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category II (national park)
Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh
Location	Patuakhali, Barisal, Bangladesh
Coordinates	21°50′24″N 90°30′13″E / 21.839952°N 90.503542°E / 21.839952; 90.503542
Area	2,026.48 ha (5,007.5 acres)
Established	24 December 2011 (2011-12-24)