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Kaptai National Park

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Coordinates:22°30′08″N92°12′04″E / 22.50222°N 92.20111°E /22.50222; 92.20111

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National park in Bangladesh

Kaptai National Park
IUCN category II (national park)


Location	Rangamati District,Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
Coordinates	22°30′08″N92°12′04″E / 22.50222°N 92.20111°E /22.50222; 92.20111
Area	54.64 km² (21.10 sq mi)
Established	1999 (1999)
Governing body	Bangladesh Forest Department

Kaptai National Park is a national park inBangladesh situated inRangamati District. It was established in 1999, and its area is 5,464.78 hectares (13,503.8 acres). Its forest type is mixed evergreen forest.^{[citation needed]}

Socio-economic context

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The national park is situated inside the Kaptai City and it gets many visitors year-round. Nearly 60 local people are employed as service providers to tourists. Kaptai National Park provides subsistence to local people through NTFPs. The population of the area surrounding the national park area is about 3000. The park is located near the largest man-made lake in Bangladesh, which is Kaptai Lake.^[1]

Wildlife diversity

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Thelarge blue flycatcher (Cyornis magnirostris), a bird species never before recorded in the country, was sighted in 2014.^[2]

Threat assessment

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The main threats to this NP are illicit felling of commercially important teak, intensive collection of fuel wood, and over grazing of livestock. Fuel wood collection takes many forms, from collection of dead wood to harvesting of branches and whole stem, which, if not sustainably done, may damage the ecological balance of this NP. Continuous droughts and civil strife have resulted in a large increase in the number of people along the boundaries of the park in the last three decades. Most of these people own livestock and engage in subsistence agriculture. The presence of large numbers of livestock has increased pressure on the national park.^[1]

Gallery

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Boats on the lake
The lake
A Teak tree
Jungle myna
Herd of wild elephants
Fishing kaptai at Lake
Tawny cat snake
Island in Kaptai Lake
Kaptai National Park view

References

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^^a ^b"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved25 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Say hello to the new bird!".The Daily Star. 13 May 2014.