Sanctuaries are a category of protected areas in Sri Lanka, administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Visit the site to know more!
Wildlife Sanctuaries of Sri Lanka Sanctuaries (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ අභයභූමි) are a category of protected areas in Sri Lanka, administered by the Department of Wildlife Conservation. They ensure the protection of wildlife outside state land and therefore, sanctuaries may also include private lands. Good human activities are allowed in sanctuaries. However, activities such as hunting, shooting, killing, wounding, or taking a wild animal or taking or destroying any eggs of any birds or reptiles or any nest of any bird, damage to breeding places of animals are prohibited. Also, it is forbidden to fall, collect, damage, or remove any plant, construct any building, road, or path, clear, cultivate, mine, fill, or dispose of garbage on any state land. It is not necessary to obtain a permit to enter a sanctuary. List of sanctuaries in Sri Lanka No. Protected Area Date of declaration Extent (ha.) 1 Anawilundawa 11.06.1997 1397.0 2 Anuradhapura 27.05.1938 3500.5 3 Bellanwila-Attidiya 25.07.1990 372.0 4 Buddhangala 01.11.1974 1841.3 5 Chundikulam 25.02…
