List of protected areas of Bangladesh

This is a list of protected areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a country in South Asia. There are 60 Protected Areas contains about 818247.46 hectares (Terrestrial & Marine). Out of this, Terrestrial Protectet Areas contains 470147.46 hectares which represents 3.19% area of the country. Protected areas include:

• 25 Wildlife Sanctuaries
• 19 National Parks
• 4 Eco Parks
• 4 Marine Protected Areas
• 1 Marine Reserve
• 2 Special Biodiversity Conservation Areas
• 1 Botanical Gardens
• 1 Water based Special Biodiversity Conservation Area
• 2 Ramsar site
• 1 World Heritage Site

National Park

Wildlife Sanctuary

The 1990 edition of the IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas says the Forest Department also established a center for the protection of waterfowl at Hail Haor Wildlife Sanctuary.

Dolphin Sanctuary

Special Biodiversity Conservation Area

Marine Protected Area

Vulture Safe Zone

Vulture Safe Zone - 1

The safe areas of vulture under Sylhet, Dhaka (partial) and Chittagong Division

• Districts: Sylhet, Habiganj, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Gazipur, Mymensingh, Brahmanbaria, Narsingdi, Comilla and Khagrachari
• Total area of Bangladeshi part: 19,663.18 square kilometers
• Core area of Bangladesh part: 7,459.182 square kilometers

• Important areas or hotspots for vultures:
• Vulture Reproduction and resting place:
• Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary (Habiganj)
• Deorachhara and Kalachhara, Madhabpur, Karimpur (Moulvibazar)
• Nabiganj (Habiganj)

• Government declared protected area within the safe area identified for vultures: 4,603.98 hectares
• National Parks:
• Lawachara National Park
• Satchari National Park
• Satchari National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries:
• Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary
• Eco-Park:
• Madhabkunda Ecopark
• Tilagor Eco Park
• Borshijora Ecopark

Vulture Safe Zone - 2

The safe areas of vultures under Khulna, Barisal and Dhaka (partial)  division.

• Districts: Faridpur, Magura, Jhenaidah, Madaripur, Jashore, Gopalganj (excluding Tungipara), Narail, Shariatpur, Barisal, Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira, Pirojpur (excluding Bhandaria), Jhalakati, Patuakhali and Barguna
• Total area of Bangladeshi part: 27717.26 square kilometers
• Core area of Bangladesh part: 7846.258 square kilometers

• Important areas or hotspots for vultures:
• Vulture Reproduction and resting place:
• Batiaghata (Khulna)
• Loudob (Dakop, Khulna)
• Dumuria (Khulna)

• Government declared protected area within the safe area identified for vultures: 148457.56 hectares
• National Parks:
• Kuakata National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries:
• Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary
• Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary
• Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary
• Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary
• Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary
• Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary
• Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
• Dhangmari Wildlife Sanctuary

Botanical Garden

Safari Park

Eco Park

Aviary Park

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