Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary

Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Mangroves in the sanctuary
Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Bangladesh
Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary
Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary (Bangladesh)
LocationBhola District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh
Nearest cityBhola
Coordinates21°55′32.1″N 90°38′49.4″E / 21.925583°N 90.647056°E / 21.925583; 90.647056
Area40 ha (99 acres)
Established19 December 1981 (1981-12-19)

Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: চর কুকরি মুকরি বন্যপ্রানী সংরক্ষণ অভয়ারন্য) is a wildlife sanctuary in southern Charfession Upazila of Bangladesh, located on Char Kukri Mukri island in the Bay of Bengal. The area of the sanctuary is 40 ha (99 acres), and is elongated in shape. It is 130 km from Barisal town in the gangetic delta on the mouth of Meghna river. It is also called Charfasson wildlife sanctuary. Most part of the sanctuary is submerged twice in a day due to high tide and is covered with dense mangrove vegetation. The soil type is clay.