Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary | |
Iucn Category: | VI |
Map: | Bangladesh |
Label: | Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary |
Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 24.1418°N 89.509°W |
Location: | Pabna, Rajshahi, Bangladesh |
Area: | 24.17ha |
Shilanda-Nagdemra Dolphin Sanctuary (Bengali: শিলন্দা নাগডেমড়া শুশুক অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located at Santhia 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 Nagarbari-Mohanganj Dolphin Sanctuary.[1] The area of the sanctuary is 24.17ha.[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]