of 16.5% of SriLanka was forested. In 2010, it was 28.8% (and 32.2% in 1995.) 9.0% of SriLanka'sforests are classified as primary forest (the most biodiverse...
environmental issues inSriLanka. SriLanka's current forest cover as of 2017 was 29.7%. In the 1920s, the island had a 49 percent forest cover but by 2005...
Central Highlands of SriLanka is a recognised World Heritage Site inSriLanka. The site comprises the Peak Wilderness Protected Area, the Horton Plains...
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a forest reserve and a biodiversity hotspot inSriLanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere...
SriLanka, formerly called Ceylon, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major sea...
The wildlife of SriLanka includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. SriLanka has one of the highest rates of biological endemism (16% of...
Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites, the other six are cultural. In addition, SriLanka has three sites on its tentative list. The...
The SriLankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is native to SriLanka and one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant. It is the type subspecies...
The culture of SriLanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity. SriLankan culture has long been influenced...
dry-zone naturalforest is its main threat because unlike other large SriLankan animals, the SriLankan sloth bear is highly dependent on naturalforests for...
scrub forests are a xeric shrubland ecoregion of south India and northern SriLanka. Historically this area was covered by tropical dry deciduous forest, but...
The SriLanka bay owl (Phodilus assimilis) is a species of bay owl in the family Tytonidae. It is endemic to the island of SriLanka and the Western Ghats...
protected areas inSriLanka. The protected areas that fall under supervision of the Department of Forest Conservation include forests defined in National Heritage...
Environmental issues inSriLanka include large-scale logging of forests and degradation of mangroves, coral reefs and soil. Air pollution and water pollution...
important issue inSriLanka, and its effects threaten to impact both human and natural systems. Roughly 50 percent of its 22 million citizens live in low-lying...
The SriLanka drongo (Dicrurus lophorinus) or Ceylon crested drongo, is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is endemic to SriLanka. It was...
The SriLanka frogmouth, SriLankan frogmouth or Ceylon frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger) is a small frogmouth found in the Western Ghats of south India...
topical guide to SriLanka: SriLanka – island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known...
Thanna Jathika Udyanaya) is a national park in the central highlands of SriLanka that was designated in 1988. It is located at an elevation of 2,100–2...
Wasgamuwa National Park is a natural park inSriLanka situated in the Matale and Polonnaruwa Districts. It was declared to protect and to make a refuge...
(යාල) National Park is the most visited and second largest national park inSriLanka, bordering the Indian Ocean. The park consists of five blocks, three...
forest reserve in 1856, and it became a sanctuary in 1938. The SriLankaForest Department has two offices in the reserve, one of which (at the southeastern...
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