Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Appearance
Tengragiri Eco Park | |
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Location | Barguna, Barisal, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 21°57′49″N 89°57′51″E / 21.963479°N 89.964268°E |
Area | 4,048.58 ha (10,004.3 acres) |
Established | 24 October 2010 |
Tengragiri Eco Park (Bengali: টেংরাগিরি ইকো পার্ক) 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]
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tengragiri Eco Park". Tengragiri Eco park official website. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Tengragiri Eco Park". barguna.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "ফাতরার বনে প্রকৃতির বিপদ". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Staff Correspondent. "Tengragiri reserve forest threatened". Prothomalo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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