Tengragiri Eco Park
Map showing the location of Tengragiri Eco Park
Map showing the location of Tengragiri Eco Park
Tengragiri Eco Park
Location in Bangladesh
LocationBarguna, Barisal, Bangladesh
Coordinates21°57′49″N 89°57′51″E / 21.963479°N 89.964268°E / 21.963479; 89.964268
Area4,048.58 ha (10,004.3 acres)
Established24 October 2010 (2010-10-24)

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 4,048.58 ha (10,004.3 acres).[1] |url=http://www.regionalwildlife.gov.bd/protected-areas/wildlife-sanctuaries.html |website=Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection Project |accessdate=11 June 2020}}</ref>

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tengragiri Eco Park". Tengragiri Eco park official website. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tengragiri Eco Park". barguna.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "ফাতরার বনে প্রকৃতির বিপদ". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Staff Correspondent. "Tengragiri reserve forest threatened". Prothomalo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Wildlife Sanctuary". Forest Department. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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