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e. The fauna of Bangladesh includes about 1,600 species of vertebrate fauna and about 1,000 species of invertebrate fauna based on incomplete records. The vertebrate fauna consists of roughly 22 species of amphibians, 708 species of fish, 126 species of reptiles, 628 species of birds and 113 species of mammals. [1]
Bhawal National Park was established and maintained as a National Park in 1974; it was officially declared in 1982 under the Wildlife Act of 1974. By origin, it was the forest of Madhupur under the rule of Bhawal Estate. It is located in Gazipur, Dhaka Division of Bangladesh, approximately 40 km north of Dhaka city, only 20 km drive from ...
Lawachara was one of the filming sites of the 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days. Trees in Lawachara. Bamboo groves in Lawachara.. Biological diversity in the Lawachara National Park consists of 460 species, of which 167 species are plants, 4 amphibian species, 6 reptile species, 246 bird species, 20 mammal species, and 17 insect species.
Sangu Matamuhari. Sangu-Matamuhari or Sangu Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary— IUCN category II (habitat/species management area)—situated in Bandarban District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is part of the Sangu reserve forest. It is under the Lama Forest Division of the Bangladesh Forest Department. [1][2] Its bio ...
This is a list of wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh. [1] Between 1981 and 2017, 20 wildlife sanctuaries were established in the country that cover 271,057.16 ha (2,710.5716 km 2) as of 2020. [1] Among them, three wildlife sanctuaries are located at Sundarbans, the World Heritage Site. [2]
A view of Kaptai National Park. This is a list of protected areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a country in South Asia.It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 163 million people in an area of either 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi) or 147,570 square kilometres (56,980 sq mi), [1] [2] making it one of the most densely populated countries in the ...
Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary is a major corridor for the movement of Asian elephant between Bangladesh and Myanmar. [5] Mammal species in the Sanctuary include muntjac deer, fishing cat, wild boar and Malayan porcupine. Birds include the black-rumped flameback, coppersmith barbet, chestnut-headed bee-eater, Asian green bee-eater, greater coucal ...
Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary. Coordinates: 21.815°N 89.392°E. Karamjhal, Sundarban. Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary is a reserve forest in Bangladesh that extends over an area of 36,970 hectares of mangrove forest. It is situated next to the Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal, India. The sanctuary is one of three Sundarbans ...