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.^[1] 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 breeding of any animal.^[1] Permission is not required to enter sanctuaries.^[2] There are currently 61 sanctuaries which together cover an area of 2,780 km² (1,073 sq mi).^[2]

Sanctuaries

National park	Location	Established [2]	Area[2]
			km²	mi²
Anawilundawa	North Western Province	11 June 1997	13.97	5.39
Anuradhapura	North Central Province	27 May 1938	35.01	13.52
Bar Reef	North Western Province	3 April 1992	306.70	118.42
Bellanwila-Attidiya	Western Province	25 July 1990	3.72	1.44
Budhangala	Eastern Province	1 November 1974	18.41	7.11
Bundala-Wilmanna		30 June 2006	33.39	12.89
Dahaiyagala		7 June 2002	26.85	10.37
Elahera-Girithale		13 January 2000	140.35	54.19
Eluwilayaya	Southern Province	11 September 2009	1.86	0.72
Gal Oya Valley North East	Eastern Province	12 February 1954	124.32	48.00
Gal Oya Valley South East	Eastern Province Uva Province	12 February 1954	152.81	59.00
Galway's Land	Central Province	27 May 1938	0.57	0.22
Giant's Tank	Northern Province	24 September 1954	43.30	16.72
Godawaya		25 May 2006	2.32	0.90
Great Sober Island	Eastern Province	21 June 1963	0.65	0.25
Honduwa Island		19 November 1973	0.09	0.03
Kahalla-Pallekele	Central Province North Central Province North Western Province	1 July 1989	216.90	83.75
Kalametiya Lagoon	Southern Province	28 June 1984	25.25	9.75
Katagamuwa	Southern Province Uva Province	27 May 1938	10.04	3.87
Kataragama	Southern Province Uva Province	27 May 1938	8.38	3.23
Kimbulwana Oya	North Western Province	21 June 1963	4.92	1.90
Kiralakela	Southern Province	8 September 2003	3.10	1.20
Kirama		6 October 2004	0.05	0.02
Kokkilai	Eastern Province Northern Province	18 May 1951	19.95	7.70
Kudumbigala-Panama	Eastern Province	20 February 2006	65.34	25.23
Kurulu Kele (Kegalle)	Sabaragamuwa Province	14 March 1941	1.13	0.44
Little Sober Island	Eastern Province	21 June 1963	0.07	0.03
Madampawila		21 September 2007	12.18	4.70
Maduganga		17 July 2006	23.00	8.88
Madunagala	Southern Province	30 June 1993	9.95	3.84
Maembulkanda-Nittabuwa		31 October 1972	0.24	0.09
Mahakanadarawa Wewa	North Central Province	9 December 1966	5.19	2.01
Medinduwa		6 June 1980	0.01	0.00
Mihintale	North Central Province	27 May 1938	10.00	3.86
Muthurajawela Block I	Western Province	31 October 1996	10.29	3.97
Muthurajawela Block II	Western Province	31 October 1996	2.57	0.99
Nimalawa	Southern Province	18 February 1993	10.66	4.12
Padaviya Tank	North Central Province	21 June 1963	64.75	25.00
Parapuduwa Nun's Island	Southern Province	17 August 1988	1.90	0.73
Peak Wilderness	Central Province Sabaragamuwa Province	25 October 1940	223.79	86.41
Polonnaruwa	North Central Province	27 May 1938	15.22	5.87
Ravana Falls	Uva Province	18 May 1979	19.32	7.46
Rekawa		25 May 2006	2.71	1.05
Rocky Islets	Southern Province	25 October 1940	0.01	0.00
Rumassala	Southern Province	3 January 2003	1.71	0.66
Sakamam		21 June 1963	6.16	2.38
Senanayake Samudra	Eastern Province Uva Province	12 February 1954	93.24	36.00
Seruwila-Allai	Eastern Province	9 October 1970	155.40	60.00
Sigiriya	Central Province North Central Province	26 January 1990	50.99	19.69
Sri Jayawardenapura	Western Province	9 January 1985	4.49	1.73
Tabbowa	North Western Province	19 July 2002	21.93	8.47
Tangamale	Uva Province	27 May 1938	1.32	0.51
Telwatta	Southern Province	25 February 1938	14.25	5.50
Trincomalee Naval Headworks	Eastern Province North Central Province	21 June 1963	181.30	70.00
Udawatta Kele	Central Province	29 July 1938	1.04	0.40
Vankalai		8 September 2008	48.39	18.68
Vavunikulam	Northern Province	21 June 1963	48.56	18.75
Victoria-Randenigala-Rantambe	Central Province Uva Province	30 January 1987	420.87	162.50
Wirawila-Tissa	Southern Province	27 May 1938	41.64	16.08
Welhella-Kategilla	Sabaragamuwa Province	18 February 1949	1.34	0.52
Wilpattu North	Northern Province North Western Province	25 February 1938	6.32	2.44
Total			2,779.54	1,073.19

References

1. Green, Michael J. B. (1990). IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas (PDF). International Union for Conservation of Nature. p. 184. ISBN 2-8317-0030-2.
2. "Santuaries". Department of Wildlife Conservation.

External links

• Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka