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{{Short description|Wildlife Sanctuary in India}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Bamboo Island Wildlife Sanctuary
| alt_name =
| iucn_category = IV
| image =
| image_caption =
| map = India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India
| relief = 1
| mapframe = Yes
| nearest_city = [[Port Blair]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moef.gov.in/uploads/2019/10/Andaman-and-Nicobar-Islands.pdf|title=Protected Areas – Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, GOI|year=2014|access-date=1 Jul 2025}}</ref>
| coordinates = {{coord|13|03|04|N|92|55|59|E|display=inline,title}}
| established = 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moef.gov.in/uploads/2019/10/Andaman-and-Nicobar-Islands.pdf|title=Protected Areas – Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, GOI|year=2014|access-date=1 Jul 2025}}</ref>
| governing_body = Andaman & Nicobar Forest Department
| iucn_ref =
| area_km2 = 0.05<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moef.gov.in/uploads/2019/10/Andaman-and-Nicobar-Islands.pdf|title=Protected Areas – Andaman & Nicobar Islands|publisher=Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, GOI|year=2014|access-date=1 Jul 2025}}</ref>
}}

'''Bamboo Island Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a protected area located in the [[North and Middle Andaman district|North and Middle Andaman District]] in the Indian Union territory of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |year=2014 |title=Protected Areas – Andaman & Nicobar Islands |url=https://moef.gov.in/uploads/2019/10/Andaman-and-Nicobar-Islands.pdf |access-date=1 Jul 2025 |publisher=Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, GOI}}</ref> The sanctuary was officially established in 1987 and covers an area of just 0.05 km² (~5 hectares).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andaman & Nicobar Islands |url=https://wii.gov.in/eia/wildlife_database/andaman_nicobar_islands |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=wii.gov.in |language=en}}</ref> It forms part of a network of small island wildlife sanctuaries in the [[Andaman Islands|Andaman island]] group aimed at preserving unique coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs, littoral forests, and bamboo groves.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |year=2014 |title=Coastal & Marine Protected Areas in India |url=https://wii.gov.in/images/images/documents/GIZ/Reference.pdf |access-date=1 Jul 2025 |publisher=WII & GIZ}}</ref>

== Habitat and biodiversity ==
The sanctuary's habitat includes littoral bamboo and coastal vegetation, typical of small islands in the Andamans.<ref name=":0" /> Although detailed species lists are scarce, the broader region supports a high diversity of marine fish, sea turtles, seabirds, and occasionally visiting mammals.<ref name=":1" />

== Conservation context ==
Bamboo Island is one of several small island sanctuaries declared alongside Arial, Barren, Cinque, and others in 1977–1987 to conserve sensitive coastal and marine environments.<ref name=":1" /> These sanctuaries contribute to India's commitment under the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, specifically Target 11, to conserve at least 10 % of coastal and marine areas.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://moef.gov.in/uploads/2019/10/Andaman-and-Nicobar-Islands.pdf Protected Areas – Andaman & Nicobar Islands (MoEF&CC)]
* [https://wii.gov.in/images/images/documents/GIZ/Reference.pdf Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in India – WII & GIZ]

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