Encompassing the last extensive patch of primary lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka, Sinharaja Forest Reserve is situated in the south-west lowland wet zone of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is home to 830 endemic species, of which 217 trees and woody climbers are found in the low land wet zone.A number of threatened, endangered and rare species inhabit in the reserve like- leopard (Panthera pardus), Indian elephant (Elephas maxiumus), endemic purple-faced Langur (Presbytis senex), Sri Lanka wood pigeon (Columba torringtoni) and many more.
Sri Lanka
Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces
Date of Inscription: 1988
Ref: 405
Source-Unesco.Org
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Thank you Preethika for the beautiful site card and nice stamps.
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