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Chundikkulam National Park, Sri Lanka (196 km 2) Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka (82.72 km 2) Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka (29.8 km 2) [5] Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra (8,496 km 2, extension 400 km 2) [6] Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary, Maharashtra 230 km 2; Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh (357.6 km 2) [7]
The wildlife of Sri Lanka includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of biological endemism (16% of the fauna and 23% of flowering plants are endemic [ 1 ] ).
Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, [4] in Mandya district, is spread over 0.88 square kilometres (0.34 sq mi). It was created mainly for the conservation of peacocks. It also houses nearly 250 other species of birds. [5] Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary [6] is in Mysore district and is spread over 13.5 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi). This park ...
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]
Sri Lanka map of climate classification zones. Sri Lanka is in the north-equatorial tropical zone. Therefore it experiences a climate with high rainfall and temperature which permits the county to be broadly classified into groups as follows. Terrestrial ecosystems Forests – Lowland rain forests, dry monsoon forests, montane forests, thorn scrubs
The hilly virgin rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests ecoregion, was saved from the worst of commercial logging by its inaccessibility, and was designated a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1988. Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not as easily seen as at dry-zone national parks such as Yala.
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 Loris, found only in Sri Lanka and South India, is related to the Lemurs of Madagascar. The connection to India led to a commonality of species, e.g. freshwater fish, the now extinct Sri Lankan Gaur (Bibos sinhaleyus) and the Sri Lankan Lion (Panthera leo sinhaleyus). [5] The island was connected, off and on at least 17 times in the past ...