Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary
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| Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
  Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh | |
| Location | Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 22°22′54″N 89°39′23″E / 22.381607°N 89.656354°E |
| Area | 560 ha (1,400 acres) |
| Established | 29 January 2012 |
Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: চাঁদপাই বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located near Mongla in Bagerhat District of Bangladesh. The area of the sanctuary is 560 ha (1,400 acres). It was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 29 January 2012.[1]
It is one of the safe zones for vultures as per the Vulture Safe Zone-2 Schedule of the government of Bangladesh in 2012.[2] Chadpai wetland is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh.[3][4]
On 9 December 2014 a tanker named OT Southern Star 7 carrying some 357,000 liters furnace oil collided with another vessel and spilled at Mrigmari of Chadpai Wildlife Sanctuary under East Zone of the Sundarbans.[5][6]
