Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary

Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map of India
Location	West Bengal, India
Nearest city	Fraserganj
Coordinates	21°34′45″N 88°16′06″E / 21.5793°N 88.2682°E / 21.5793; 88.2682Coordinates: 21°34′45″N 88°16′06″E / 21.5793°N 88.2682°E / 21.5793; 88.2682^[1]
Area	38 km² (15 sq mi)
Established	1976

Lothian Island Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. The wildlife in this sanctuary includes estuarine crocodiles, olive ridley sea turtles, spotted deer, jungle cats and rhesus macaques.

References

↑ "Lothian Island Sanctuary". protectedplanet.net.

West Bengal Wildlife Sanctuaries

Protected areas of West Bengal

National parks	Buxa Gorumara Jaldapara Neora Valley Singalila Sundarbans

Wildlife sanctuaries	Ballabhpur Bethuadahari Bibhutibhushan Chapramari Haliday Island Jore Pokhri Lothian Island Mahananda Narendrapur Raiganj Ramnabagan Sajnakhali Senchal

Protected areas of India

South 24 Parganas district topics

General

Subdivisions

Islands

Municipalities

Community development
blocks

Alipore Sadar subdivision	Bishnupur I Bishnupur II Budge Budge I Budge Budge II Thakurpukur Mahestala

Baruipur subdivision	Baruipur Bhangar I Bhangar II Jaynagar I Jaynagar II Kultali Sonarpur

Canning subdivision	Basanti Canning I Canning II Gosaba

Diamond Harbour subdivision	Diamond Harbour I Diamond Harbour II Falta Kulpi Magrahat I Magrahat II Mandirbazar Mathurapur I Mathurapur II

Kakdwip subdivision	Kakdwip Namkhana Patharpratima Sagar

Rivers

Transport

Lok Sabha constituencies

Vidhan Sabha
constituencies

Former Vidhan Sabha
constituencies

See also

Cities, towns and locations in South 24 Parganas district
People from South 24 Parganas district

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