Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary | |
Iucn Category: | VI |
Map: | Bangladesh |
Label: | Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary |
Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 23.8241°N 89.5281°W |
Location: | Pabna, Rajshahi, Bangladesh |
Area: | 146ha |
Nazirganj Dolphin Sanctuary (Bengali: নাজিরগঞ্জ শুশুক অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located at Sujanagar Upazila, under Pabna District of Bangladesh. It is one of the three river-based dolphin sanctuaries in Padma-Jamuna confluence, the others being the Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary and the Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary.[1] The area of the sanctuary is 146ha.[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]