Tengragiri Eco Park | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Map: | Bangladesh |
Label: | Tengragiri Eco Park |
Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 21.9635°N 89.9643°W |
Location: | Barguna, Barisal, Bangladesh |
Area: | 4048.58ha |
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 4048.58ha.[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]