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  2. List of wildlife sanctuaries of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    All wildlife in sanctuaries are protected but the habitat is only protected in state-owned land, allowing human activities to continue on privately owned land. [1] Activities prohibited in sanctuaries include hunting, killing or removing any wild animal; destroying eggs/nests of birds and reptiles; disturbing of wild animals; and interfering in ...

  3. Lahugala Kitulana National Park - Wikipedia

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    Despite its land area, the park is an important habitat for Sri Lankan elephant and endemic birds of Sri Lanka. The national park contains the reservoirs of Lahugala, Kitulana and Sengamuwa and they are ultimately empties to Heda Oya river. Originally it was designated as a wildlife sanctuary on July 1 of 1966. Then the protected area was ...

  4. Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka) - Wikipedia

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    It is the government department responsible for maintaining national parks, nature reserves and wildlife in wilderness areas in Sri Lanka. [3] Forest reserves and wilderness areas are maintained by the Department of Forest Conservation. [4] The head of the department is the Director General of Wildlife Conservation, formally known as Warden.

  5. List of national parks of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    National parks are a class of protected areas in Sri Lanka and are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation.National parks are governed by the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937 and may be created, amended or abolished by ministerial order. [1]

  6. Protected areas of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Protected areas of Sri Lanka are administrated by Department of Forest Conservation and Department of Wildlife Conservation of Sri Lanka.There are 501 protected areas in Sri Lanka. [1] The protected areas that fall under supervision of the Department of Forest Conservation include forests defined in National Heritage Wilderness Area Act in 1988 ...

  7. Peak Wilderness Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Peak Wilderness Sanctuary is a natural reserve in Sri Lanka. It is the third largest (by area) of the 50 sanctuaries in the country. [2] "Sri Pada" Peak Wilderness Sanctuary is a tropical rainforest spread over 224 square kilometers around the Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) mountain. A huge forest area that belonged to the Peak Wilderness was cut down ...

  8. Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation

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    The Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Parties Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

  9. Udawattakele Forest Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Udawattakele Forest Reserve often spelled as Udawatta Kele, is a historic forest reserve on a hill-ridge in the city of Kandy.It is 104 hectares (257 acres) large. During the days of the Kandyan kingdom, Udawattakele was known as "Uda Wasala Watta" in Sinhalese meaning "the garden above the royal palace".

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