List of wildlife sanctuaries of Sri Lanka
Sanctuaries are a class of protected areas in Sri Lanka and are administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Sanctuaries are governed by the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937 and may be created, amended or abolished by ministerial order.[1] 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 the breeding of any animal.[1] Permission is not required to enter sanctuaries.[2] There are currently 61 sanctuaries which together cover an area of 2,780 km2 (1,073 sq mi).[2]
Sanctuaries
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| Sanctuary Name | Location | Established [2] |
Area[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| km² | mi² | |||
| Anawilundawa | North Western Province | 11 June 1997 | 13.97 | 5.39 |
| Anuradhapura | North Central Province | 27 May 1938 | 35.01 | 13.52 |
| Bar Reef | North Western Province | 3 April 1992 | 306.70 | 118.42 |
| Bellanwila-Attidiya | Western Province | 25 July 1990 | 3.72 | 1.44 |
| Budhangala | Eastern Province | 1 November 1974 | 18.41 | 7.11 |
| Bundala-Wilmanna | 30 June 2006 | 33.39 | 12.89 | |
| Dahaiyagala | 7 June 2002 | 26.85 | 10.37 | |
| Elahera-Girithale | 13 January 2000 | 140.35 | 54.19 | |
| Eluwilayaya | Southern Province | 11 September 2009 | 1.86 | 0.72 |
| Gal Oya Valley North East | Eastern Province | 12 February 1954 | 124.32 | 48.00 |
| Gal Oya Valley South East | Eastern Province Uva Province |
12 February 1954 | 152.81 | 59.00 |
| Galway's Land | Central Province | 27 May 1938 | 0.57 | 0.22 |
| Giant's Tank | Northern Province | 24 September 1954 | 43.30 | 16.72 |
| Godawaya | 25 May 2006 | 2.32 | 0.90 | |
| Great Sober Island | Eastern Province | 21 June 1963 | 0.65 | 0.25 |
| Hikkaduwa Coral Gardens | Southern Province | 18 May 1979 | 1.02 | 0.39 |
| Honduwa Island | 19 November 1973 | 0.09 | 0.03 | |
| Kahalla-Pallekele | Central Province North Central Province North Western Province |
1 July 1989 | 216.90 | 83.75 |
| Kalametiya Lagoon | Southern Province | 28 June 1984 | 25.25 | 9.75 |
| Katagamuwa | Southern Province Uva Province |
27 May 1938 | 10.04 | 3.87 |
| Kataragama | Southern Province Uva Province |
27 May 1938 | 8.38 | 3.23 |
| Kimbulwana Oya | North Western Province | 21 June 1963 | 4.92 | 1.90 |
| Kiralakela | Southern Province | 8 September 2003 | 3.10 | 1.20 |
| Kirama | 6 October 2004 | 0.05 | 0.02 | |
| Kokkilai | Eastern Province Northern Province |
18 May 1951 | 19.95 | 7.70 |
| Kudumbigala-Panama | Eastern Province | 20 February 2006 | 65.34 | 25.23 |
| Kurulu Kele (Kegalle) | Sabaragamuwa Province | 14 March 1941 | 1.13 | 0.44 |
| Little Sober Island | Eastern Province | 21 June 1963 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Madampawila | 21 September 2007 | 12.18 | 4.70 | |
| Maduganga | 17 July 2006 | 23.00 | 8.88 | |
| Madunagala | Southern Province | 30 June 1993 | 9.95 | 3.84 |
| Maembulkanda-Nittabuwa | 31 October 1972 | 0.24 | 0.09 | |
| Mahakanadarawa Wewa | North Central Province | 9 December 1966 | 5.19 | 2.01 |
| Medinduwa | 6 June 1980 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |
| Mihintale | North Central Province | 27 May 1938 | 10.00 | 3.86 |
| Muthurajawela Block I | Western Province | 31 October 1996 | 10.29 | 3.97 |
| Muthurajawela Block II | Western Province | 31 October 1996 | 2.57 | 0.99 |
| Nimalawa | Southern Province | 18 February 1993 | 10.66 | 4.12 |
| Padaviya Tank | North Central Province | 21 June 1963 | 64.75 | 25.00 |
| Parapuduwa Nun's Island | Southern Province | 17 August 1988 | 1.90 | 0.73 |
| Peak Wilderness | Central Province Sabaragamuwa Province |
25 October 1940 | 223.79 | 86.41 |
| Polonnaruwa | North Central Province | 27 May 1938 | 15.22 | 5.87 |
| Ravana Falls | Uva Province | 18 May 1979 | 19.32 | 7.46 |
| Rekawa | 25 May 2006 | 2.71 | 1.05 | |
| Rocky Islets | Southern Province | 25 October 1940 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Rumassala | Southern Province | 3 January 2003 | 1.71 | 0.66 |
| Sakamam | 21 June 1963 | 6.16 | 2.38 | |
| Senanayake Samudra | Eastern Province Uva Province |
12 February 1954 | 93.24 | 36.00 |
| Seruwila-Allai | Eastern Province | 9 October 1970 | 155.40 | 60.00 |
| Sigiriya | Central Province North Central Province |
26 January 1990 | 50.99 | 19.69 |
| Sri Jayawardenapura | Western Province | 9 January 1985 | 4.49 | 1.73 |
| Tabbowa | North Western Province | 19 July 2002 | 21.93 | 8.47 |
| Tangamale | Uva Province | 27 May 1938 | 1.32 | 0.51 |
| Telwatta | Southern Province | 25 February 1938 | 14.25 | 5.50 |
| Trincomalee Naval Headworks | Eastern Province North Central Province |
21 June 1963 | 181.30 | 70.00 |
| Udawatta Kele | Central Province | 29 July 1938 | 1.04 | 0.40 |
| Vankalai | 8 September 2008 | 48.39 | 18.68 | |
| Vavunikulam | Northern Province | 21 June 1963 | 48.56 | 18.75 |
| Victoria-Randenigala-Rantambe | Central Province Uva Province |
30 January 1987 | 420.87 | 162.50 |
| Wirawila-Tissa | Southern Province | 27 May 1938 | 41.64 | 16.08 |
| Welhella-Kategilla | Sabaragamuwa Province | 18 February 1949 | 1.34 | 0.52 |
| Wilpattu North | Northern Province North Western Province |
25 February 1938 | 6.32 | 2.44 |
| Total | 2,779.54 | 1,073.19 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Green, Michael J. B. (1990). IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas. International Union for Conservation of Nature. p. 184. ISBN 2-8317-0030-2.
- ^ a b c d "Sanctuaries". Department of Wildlife Conservation. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
External links
- Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka