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The dama gazelle (Nanger dama), also known as the addra gazelle or mhorr gazelle, is a species of gazelle.It lives in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel.A critically endangered species, it has disappeared from most of its former range due to overhunting and habitat loss, and natural populations only remain in Chad, Mali, and Niger.
Galway's Land National Sanctuary: Central Province: 27 May 1938: 0.57 0.22 Giant's Tank National Sanctuary: Northern Province: 24 September 1954: 43.30 16.72 Godawaya National Sanctuary: 25 May 2006: 2.32 0.90 Great Sober Island National Sanctuary: Eastern Province: 21 June 1963: 0.65 0.25 Hikkaduwa Coral Gardens Marine National Sanctuary ...
Of 3,210 flowering plants belonging to 1,052 genera, 916 species and 18 genera are endemic. [3] All but one of Sri Lanka's more than 55 dipterocarp (Sinhalese "Hora") are found nowhere else in the world. Sri Lanka's amphibian diversity is only becoming known now. Sri Lanka may be home to as many as 140 species of amphibians.
Coleoptera, which is the largest order of insects, is the largest in Sri Lanka with 3,033 documented species. [8] Lepidopterans, moths and butterflies, have the second largest number of species in Sri Lanka. 245 butterflies species are recorded, of which 24 are endemic to the island. 1695 species of moths are also found, but the endemism is ...
The Bundala National Park has been identified as an outstanding Important Bird Area in the South Indian and Sri Lankan wetlands. [10] 324 species of vertebrates have been recorded in the national park, [1] which include 32 species of fish, 15 species of amphibians, 48 species of reptiles, 197 species of birds and 32 species of mammals. 52 ...
Sri Lanka's cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries including China, India and Russia, a top official said on Thursday, in an effort to boost tourism and help ...
A male Dama gazelle calf, born just before St. Patrick’s Day, was named Patrick and visitors can now see him at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. ... gazelle and mandrill species, each with clever ...
Both monkeys found in the park, purple-faced langur and toque macaque, are endemic to Sri Lanka. While water buffalo and Sri Lankan axis deer are common to observe, Sri Lanka leopard and sloth bear are rare. Small golden palm civet is another rare endemic mammal. [4] The number of bird species recorded from the park is 143. [1] This includes 8 ...