Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary

Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary
Location in Bangladesh
LocationBagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh
Coordinates22°05′40″N 89°47′00″E / 22.094437°N 89.783443°E / 22.094437; 89.783443
Area170 ha (420 acres)
Established29 January 2012 (2012-01-29)

Dudhmukhi Wildlife Sanctuary (Bengali: দুধমুখী বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য) is a wildlife sanctuary located near Sarankhola in Bagerhat District of Bangladesh. The area of the sanctuary is 170 ha (420 acres). It was officially declared as a wildlife sanctuary by the government of Bangladesh on 29 January 2012.

It is one of the safe zones for vultures as per the Vulture Safe Zone-2 Schedule of the government of Bangladesh in 2012. Most of the area of Dudhmukhi consists of wetlands and Dudhmukhi river is one of the dolphin sanctuaries in Bangladesh.