Abstract
The study was conducted to know the wildlife diversity of Madhupur National Park of Bangladesh from June 2014 to March 2015. A total of 151 species of wildlife (amphibians to mammals) belonging to 23 orders and 62 families were recorded which covers 16.41% of total wildlife species in our country. Among them 10 (7%) were amphibians, 15 (10%) reptiles, 111 (73%) birds and 15 (10%) mammals while 65 (43.05%) were very common, 41 (27.16%) common, 25 (16.55%) uncommon and 20 (13.24%) were rare. Among the 20 species of migratory birds, 15 (75%) were winter visitors and 5 (25%) summer visitors. The forests and other wildlife habitats in and around Madhupur National Park are decreasing rapidly due to illegal logging, land conversion for agriculture and human settlements.Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 7(1): 1-13, 2018 (June)
Highlights
In Bangladesh the diversity at the species level is commonly referred, because the species level can be sampled
Official definition of wildlife differs from country to country, but typically focuses on wild vertebrates except fish, i.e. mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians
MATERIALS AND METHODS Study on wildlife diversity of Madhupur National Park was done from June 2014 to March 2015
Summary
In Bangladesh the diversity at the species level is commonly referred, because the species level can be sampled . This study was conducted to sample the wildlife diversity of Madhupur National Park in central Bangladesh and to compare the status across the different groups. Official definition of wildlife differs from country to country, but typically focuses on wild vertebrates except fish, i.e. mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Study Area: Madhupur National Park is the largest deciduous forest of Bangladesh, located in the Madhupur Garh, comprises an area of 8436 ha (DoE, 2015 & IUCN, 2015). Monirujjaman and Khan boundary with Mymensingh district (it extends slightly into the district) and 125 km away from Dhaka. It is located from 24°36' to 24°42' North latitudes and 90°00' to 90°06' East longitudes (Figure 1).
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