List of nature reserves in Sri Lanka
This is a list of Nature Reserves in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has many forest reserves protected by the countries department of wild life, some were established in the 1900s before Sri Lanka gained independence from the British Rule.
As per the latest definition submitted by the Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Environment to the UNFCCC in late 2010, a forest in Sri Lanka is now defined as follows: a minimum land area of 0.05 hectares with a minimum tree canopy cover of 20% and a canopy height of 3 m. The definition does not specify whether species such as rubber,bamboo and palm trees are included. [1]
| Name | Area in Hectares | Area in Sq Mi | Year Established [6]
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Yala National Park | 97880.7 | 377.919 | 1900 |
| Wilpattu National Park | 131667.1 | 508.36 | 1938 |
| Gal Oya National Park | 25900 | 100 | 1954 |
| Kumana National Park | 35664 | 137.699 | 1970 |
| Udawalawe National Park | 30821 | 119 | 1972 |
| Lahugala Kitulana National Park | 1554 | 6 | 1980 |
| Maduru Oya National Park | 58850 | 227.2 | 1983 |
| Wasgamuwa National Park | 39322 | 151.823 | 1984 |
| Flood Plains National Park | 17350 | 67.0 | 1984 |
| Somawathiya National Park | 37645.5 | 145.350 | 1966 |
| Horton Plains National Park | 3160 | 12.2 | 1969 |
| Bundala National Park | 6216 | 24 | 1969 |
| Lunugamvehera National Park | 6216 | 24 | 1995 |
| Minneriya National Park | 8889.4 | 34.3221 | 1997 |
| Kaudulla National Park | 6900 | 26.64105 | 2002 |
| Hikkaduwa National Park | 101.6 | 0.39 | 2002 |
| Pigeon Island National Park | 471.4 | 1.82 | 1963 |
| Horagolla National Park | 13.6 | 0.053 | 1973 |
| Galway's Land National Park | 27 | 0.10 | 1938 |
| Angammedilla National Park | 7528.95 | 29.069 | 2006 |
| Ussangoda National Park | 349 | 1.35 | 2010 |
References[edit]
- ↑ Unna, Chokkalingam; S. Anuradha, Vanniarachchy; Prof. Hemanthi, Ranasinghe; Thilak, Chandrathilake. "Forest Carbon Asia Country Profile Report No. 1: Sri Lanka" (PDF). Forest Carbon Asia. Forest Carbon Asia. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ Anura, Sathurusinghe. "GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT 2010 COUNTRY REPORT SRI LANKA" (PDF). www.fao.org. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ↑ (in Sinhala) Senarathna, P.M. (2015). "Yala National Park". Sri Lankawe Jathika Vanodhyana (4th ed.). Sarasavi Publishers. pp. 1–250. ISBN 955-573-346-5. Search this book on
- ↑ Senarathna 2005: 1
- ↑ The National Atlas of Sri Lanka (2nd ed.). Department of Survey. 2007. ISBN 955-9059-04-1. Search this book on
- ↑ Department of Forest. "List of Nature Reserves". www.dwc.gov.lk. Department of Wild Life Conservation. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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