Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary

Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary
Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
	Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh
Location	Pabna, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Coordinates	23°56′59″N 89°39′23″E / 23.9496°N 89.6564°E
Area	408.11 ha (1,008.5 acres)
Established	1 December 2013

Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary (Bengali: নগরবাড়ি-মোহনগঞ্জ শুশুক অভয়ারণ্য) is a dolphin sanctuary located at Bera Upazila under Pabna District of Bangladesh. It is one of the three river-based dolphin sanctuaries in Padma-Jamuna confluence, the others being the Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary and the Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary.^[1] The area of the sanctuary is 408.11 ha (1,008.5 acres).^[2] Home to the endangered freshwater Ganges river dolphins, it was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 1 December 2013.^[3]

References

^ "Atlas on Ganges River Dolphin and Irrawaddy Dolphin of Bangladesh" (PDF). bforest.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ Sarwar, Abul Khayer Mohammad Golam (2019). "Biodiversity and Conservation of Higher Plants in Bangladesh: Present Status and Future Prospects". In Sangeetha, Jeyabalan; Thangadurai, Devarajan; Goh, Hong Ching; Islam, Saher (eds.). Biodiversity and conservation: characterization and utilization of plants, microbes, and natural resources for sustainable development and ecosystem management. Apple Academic Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-1-77188-748-9.
^ "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.