The shallow brackish coastal aquatic system of Madu-Ganga was declared as a Ramsar Convention site in 2003, & a sanctuary in 2006.
Maduganga Estuary | Ramsar Convention Site
The Madu-Ganga Wetland , or Maduganga Mangrove Estuary (Sinhala: මාදු ගඟ), is a small and relatively shallow brackish coastal aquatic system situated in the Galle District, Sri Lanka. Due to the high biodiversity and ecological values it possesses, Madu-Ganga was declared a Ramsar Convention site in 2003, and the Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka named it a Sanctuary in 2006 (Alagan & Aladuwaka, 2014; Marasinghe et al., 2021; Ratnayake et al., 2017). Presently, the area is popular as a nature-based tourist destination. Location The Madu-Ganga Wetland belongs to two Divisional Secretariats namely, Balapitiya and Karandeniya of Galle Districts (Bambaradeniya et al., 2002). It falls within the South-Western Lowland Wet Zone of Sri Lanka and hence experiences a perennially wet climate (Bambaradeniya et al., 2002). The average annual temperature of the area is around 27ºC, and the average annual precipitation is around 2500 mm (Ratnayake et al., 2017). Formation The wetland is…
