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. 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. 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. Permission is not required to enter sanctuaries. There are currently 61 sanctuaries which together cover an area of .

Sanctuaries

Sanctuary NameLocationEstablishedArea km² mi² Anawilundawa Ramsar Wetland National Sanctuary North Western Province Anuradhapura National Sanctuary North Central Province Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary North Western Province Bellanwila-Attidiya Wetland National Sanctuary Western Province Budhangala National Sanctuary Eastern Province Bundala-Wilmanna National Sanctuary Dahaiyagala National Sanctuary Elahera-Girithale National Sanctuary Eluwilayaya National Sanctuary Southern Province Gal Oya Valley North East Eastern Province Gal Oya Valley South East National Sanctuary Eastern ProvinceUva Province Galway's Land National Sanctuary Central Province Giant's Tank National Sanctuary Northern Province Godawaya National Sanctuary Great Sober Island National Sanctuary Eastern Province Hikkaduwa Coral Gardens Marine National Sanctuary & National Park Southern Province Honduwa Island National Sanctuary Kahalla-Pallekele National Sanctuary Central ProvinceNorth Central ProvinceNorth Western Province Kalametiya Lagoon National Sanctuary Southern Province Katagamuwa National Sanctuary Southern ProvinceUva Province Kataragama National Sanctuary Southern ProvinceUva Province Kayankerni Marine Sanctuary Eastern Province Kimbulwana Oya National Sanctuary North Western Province Kiralakela National Sanctuary Southern Province Kirama National Sanctuary Kokkilai National Sanctuary Eastern ProvinceNorthern Province Kudumbigala-Panama National Sanctuary Eastern Province Kurulu Kele (Kegalle) National Sanctuary Sabaragamuwa Province Little Sober Island National Sanctuary Eastern Province Madampawila Lagoon National Sanctuary Maduganga Ramsar Wetland National Sanctuary Madunagala National Sanctuary Southern Province Maembulkanda-Nittabuwa National Sanctuary Mahakanadarawa Wewa National Sanctuary North Central Province Medinduwa National Sanctuary Mihintale National Heritage Sanctuary North Central Province Muthurajawela Block I National Sanctuary Western Province Muthurajawela Block II National Sanctuary Western Province Nimalawa National Sanctuary Southern Province Padaviya Tank National Sanctuary North Central Province Rathgama Lagoon National Sanctuary Southern Province Peak Wilderness Central ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province Polonnaruwa National Sanctuary North Central Province Ravana Falls National Sanctuary Uva Province Rekawa National Sanctuary Hikkaduwa - Ambalangoda Rocky Islets National Sanctuary Southern Province Rumassala National Sanctuary Southern Province Sakamam National Sanctuary Senanayake Samudra National Sanctuary Eastern ProvinceUva Province Seruwila-Allai National Sanctuary Eastern Province Sigiriya National Sanctuary Central ProvinceNorth Central Province Sri Jayawardenapura National Sanctuary Western Province Tabbowa National Sanctuary North Western Province Tangamale National Sanctuary Uva Province Telwatta Lagoon National Sanctuary Southern Province Trincomalee Naval Headworks National Sanctuary Eastern ProvinceNorth Central Province Udawatta Kele Central Province Vankalai Sanctuary Northern Province Vavunikulam National Sanctuary Northern Province Victoria-Randenigala-Rantambe National Sanctuary Central ProvinceUva Province Wirawila-Tissa National Sanctuary Southern Province Welhella-Kategilla National Sanctuary Sabaragamuwa Province Wilpattu North National Sanctuary Northern ProvinceNorth Western Province Total

References

External links Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka