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SINHARAJA
RANINFOREST

Tha sinharaja forest is the only
undisturbed rainforest left in Sri Lanka.
It is about 9000 hectares in extent.
Many of the plants are very rare. Over 60% of the
tree species are found only in the world wet zone
of Sri Lanka. If these of trees are allowed to get destroyed,
the world lose them altogether. So it is important
that much effort is made to
conserve this rich, valuable and fragile habitat

The Sinharaja rainforest is the
largestrainforest reserve in Sri Lanka. In 1840
Sinharaja bec ame acrown property. In 1988
the Sinharaja was made a National Wilderness area.
In 1989 UNESCO inciuded the Sinharaja Forest in
the World Heritage list,as the first National Heritage of Sri lanka.

The Sinharaja forest is home to many rare animals,
birds, butterflies, reptiles and trees.
Ferns and masses grow well as the
climate is humid because of heavy rainfall.