Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary

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
IUCN category II (national park)
Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh
Location	Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh
Coordinates	22.381607°N 89.656354°E / 22.381607; 89.656354
Area	560 ha (1,400 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] 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]

See also

• List of wildlife sanctuaries of Bangladesh

References

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)