Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary

Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: টেংরাগিরি বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located near Taltali in Barguna District of Bangladesh. The sanctuary is locally known as Fatrarban. The area of the sanctuary is 4,048.58 ha (10,004.3 acres).[1]

Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category II (national park)
Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Bangladesh
LocationBarguna, Barisal, Bangladesh
Coordinates21.963479°N 89.964268°E / 21.963479; 89.964268
Area4,048.58 ha (10,004.3 acres)
Established24 October 2010 (2010-10-24)

The forest was given the name Tengragiri in 1967[2] and during that time it covered an area of estimated 13,644 acres.[3] It was declared as a reserved forest by the then Pakistan government on 12 July 1960 based on the survey conducted in the area during the British period in 1927.[4] The area was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 24 October 2010.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Wildlife Sanctuaries". Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection Project. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary". barguna.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. "ফাতরার বনে প্রকৃতির বিপদ". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. Correspondent, Staff. "Tengragiri reserve forest threatened". Prothomalo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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