Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
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Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: দুধমুখী বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located near Sarankhola in Bagerhat District of Bangladesh. The area of the sanctuary is 170 ha (420 acres). It was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 29 January 2012.[1]
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Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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Location | Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 22.094437°N 89.783443°E / 22.094437; 89.783443 |
Area | 170 ha (420 acres) |
Established | 29 January 2012 (2012-01-29) |
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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] Most of the area of Dudhmukhi consists of wetlands[3] and Dudhmukhi river is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh.[4][5]