Pablakhali wildlife sanctuary of Bangladesh

Introduction:
In 1962 it was established as a Game Reserve
and in 1983 it declared wildlife sanctuary.It is nearly 112 km north-east of the Chittagong Hill
Tracts(CHT).Its area is 42,087 hectare.It is managed by the CHT North Forest Division.

Forest type:
There are three types of forest seen in the Pablakhali wildlife sanctuary such as tropical wet evergreen forest, tropical semi evergreen forest and tropical wet deciduous forest.

Wildlife of the Sanctuary:
Notable animals are the following:-

• Asiatic Elephant(Elephas maximus)
• Capped Leaf Monkey(Trachypithecus pileatus)
• Rhesus Macaque(Macaca mulata)
• Hoolock Gibon(Hylobates hoolock)
• Jungle Cat(Felis chaus)
• Python(Python molurus) etc.

Conclusion:
It is an important wildlife sanctuary in the CHT. In 2009 ,IPAC(Integrated Protected Area Co-management) started its function in this wildlife sanctuary.It will increase conservation efforts of biodiversity.

Prepared by:
Md.Zahidur Rahman Miah
ACF,Kaptai National Park
Bangladesh.