Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Located in south-west Sri Lanka, Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. More than 60% of the trees are endemic and many of them are considered rare. There is much endemic wildlife, especially birds, but the reserve is also home to over 50% of Sri Lanka's endemic species of mammals and butterflies, as well as many kinds of insects, reptiles and rare amphibians.
Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces
N6 25 0 E80 30 0
Date of Inscription: 1988
Criteria: (ix)(x)
Property : 8,864 ha
Ref: 405Source: http://whc.unesco.org
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