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Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary
Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category II (national park)
	Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Bangladesh
Location	Chittagong District, Fatikchhari Upazila, Bangladesh.
Nearest city	Fatikchari
Coordinates	22°40′00″N 91°40′00″E / 22.66667°N 91.66667°E
Area	2,908 ha (7,190 acres)
Established	2010

Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife sanctuary at the Ramgarh- Sitakunda forests , 45 km north of the Chittagong port in south-East of Bangladesh.^[1] The IUCN protected area category is II.^[2]

Description

The terrain is irregular with many ridges protruding into spurs running irregularly. The conditions are moist tropical and mean annual rainfall is 3,000 mm (120 in). The climatic conditions are typically sub-tropical with a dry spell from November to May. The sanctuary receives heavy rainfall in June–September. The soil is loam, clay loam or sandy loam at different places.^[1] The IUCN protected area category is IIC.^[2]

History

There are 925 families living inside the sanctuary mostly from the tribal ethnic groups.^[3]

Biodiversity

The sanctuary has a Tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen type of forest ; the sanctuary is covered with dense shrubby vegetation with patches of dense forest and Bamboos. ^{[citation needed]}

Flora

The forest type is mainly tropical evergreen and semi evergreen. The predominant tree species include Dipterocarpus spp., Artocarpus chaplasha, Tetrameles nudiflora, Cedrela toona, Mesua ferrea, Eugenia spp., Ficus spp. and Albizzia procera. The undergrowth in the forest is mainly bamboo species and Eupatorium odorum.^[1] There are 478 species of plants identified in the sanctuary. They include 189 tree species, 119 shrubs, 26 climbers, 170 herbs and 2 epiphytes. Some of the rare species rediscovered are Aglaia edulis (Roxb.) Wall., Knema erratica (Hook.f. and Thom.) J. Sinclair and Artabotrys caudatus Wall ex Hook.f. and Thom.^[4]

Fauna

The commonly found wild animals are rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), capped langur (Presbytis pileata), dhole (Cuon alpinus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), western hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock) and Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak). The reptiles include Indian rock python (Python molurus).^[1] The globally near threatened species of Himalayan serow (Capricornis thar) is found in the sanctuary. There are 216 species of birds identified in the sanctuary.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Green, Michael J.B. (1990). IUCN directory South Asian Protected Areas (PDF) (First ed.). Cambridge, UK: IUCN Publication. p. 17. ISBN 2-8317-0030-2. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b Mukul, Sharif Ahamed; Rashid, A.Z.M. Manzoor; Khan, Niyaz Ahmed (18 November 2016). "Forest Protected Area Systems and Biodiversity Conservation in Bangladesh". Preprints. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b Chowdhary, Rahul M. "Hazarikhil wildlife sanctuary". www.nishorgo.org. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
^ Rahman, M.A. (25 April 2018). "Plant diversity in Hazarikhil Wildlife Sanctuary of Chittagong and its conservation management". Journal of Biodiversity Conservation and Bioresource Management. 3 (2): 43–56. Retrieved 7 December 2019.