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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. 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. 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. Permission is not required to enter sanctuaries. There are currently 61 sanctuaries which together cover an area of 2,780 km (1,073 sq mi).

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Sanctuary Name Location Established
 Area
km² mi²
Anawilundawa Ramsar Wetland National Sanctuary North Western Province 11 June 1997 13.97 5.39
Anuradhapura National Sanctuary North Central Province 27 May 1938 35.01 13.52
Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary North Western Province 3 April 1992 306.70 118.42
Bellanwila-Attidiya Wetland National Sanctuary Western Province 25 July 1990 3.72 1.44
Budhangala National Sanctuary Eastern Province 1 November 1974 18.41 7.11
Bundala-Wilmanna National Sanctuary 30 June 2006 33.39 12.89
Dahaiyagala National Sanctuary 7 June 2002 26.85 10.37
Elahera-Girithale National Sanctuary 13 January 2000 140.35 54.19
Eluwilayaya National Sanctuary 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 National Sanctuary Eastern Province
Uva Province		 12 February 1954 152.81 59.00
Galway's Land National Sanctuary Central Province 27 May 1938 0.57 0.22
Giant's Tank National Sanctuary Northern Province 24 September 1954 43.30 16.72
Godawaya National Sanctuary 25 May 2006 2.32 0.90
Great Sober Island National Sanctuary Eastern Province 21 June 1963 0.65 0.25
Hikkaduwa Coral Gardens Marine National Sanctuary & National Park Southern Province 18 May 1979 1.02 0.39
Honduwa Island National Sanctuary 19 November 1973 0.09 0.03
Kahalla-Pallekele National Sanctuary Central Province
North Central Province
North Western Province		 1 July 1989 216.90 83.75
Kalametiya Lagoon National Sanctuary Southern Province 28 June 1984 25.25 9.75
Katagamuwa National Sanctuary Southern Province
Uva Province		 27 May 1938 10.04 3.87
Kataragama National Sanctuary Southern Province
Uva Province		 27 May 1938 8.38 3.23
Kayankerni Marine Sanctuary Eastern Province 11 April 2019 9.53 3.68
Kimbulwana Oya National Sanctuary North Western Province 21 June 1963 4.92 1.90
Kiralakela National Sanctuary Southern Province 8 September 2003 3.10 1.20
Kirama National Sanctuary 6 October 2004 0.05 0.02
Kokkilai National Sanctuary Eastern Province
Northern Province		 18 May 1951 19.95 7.70
Kudumbigala-Panama National Sanctuary Eastern Province 20 February 2006 65.34 25.23
Kurulu Kele (Kegalle) National Sanctuary Sabaragamuwa Province 14 March 1941 1.13 0.44
Little Sober Island National Sanctuary Eastern Province 21 June 1963 0.07 0.03
Madampawila Lagoon National Sanctuary 21 September 2007 12.18 4.70
Maduganga Ramsar Wetland National Sanctuary 17 July 2006 23.00 8.88
Madunagala National Sanctuary Southern Province 30 June 1993 9.95 3.84
Maembulkanda-Nittabuwa National Sanctuary 31 October 1972 0.24 0.09
Mahakanadarawa Wewa National Sanctuary North Central Province 9 December 1966 5.19 2.01
Medinduwa National Sanctuary 6 June 1980 0.01 0.00
Mihintale National Heritage Sanctuary North Central Province 27 May 1938 10.00 3.86
Muthurajawela Block I National Sanctuary Western Province 31 October 1996 10.29 3.97
Muthurajawela Block II National Sanctuary Western Province 31 October 1996 2.57 0.99
Nimalawa National Sanctuary Southern Province 18 February 1993 10.66 4.12
Padaviya Tank National Sanctuary North Central Province 21 June 1963 64.75 25.00
Rathgama Lagoon National Sanctuary Southern Province 17 August 1988 1.90 0.73
Peak Wilderness Central Province
Sabaragamuwa Province		 25 October 1940 223.79 86.41
Polonnaruwa National Sanctuary North Central Province 27 May 1938 15.22 5.87
Ravana Falls National Sanctuary Uva Province 18 May 1979 19.32 7.46
Rekawa National Sanctuary 25 May 2006 2.71 1.05
Hikkaduwa - Ambalangoda Rocky Islets National Sanctuary Southern Province 25 October 1940 0.01 0.00
Rumassala National Sanctuary Southern Province 3 January 2003 1.71 0.66
Sakamam National Sanctuary 21 June 1963 6.16 2.38
Senanayake Samudra National Sanctuary Eastern Province
Uva Province		 12 February 1954 93.24 36.00
Seruwila-Allai National Sanctuary Eastern Province 9 October 1970 155.40 60.00
Sigiriya National Sanctuary Central Province
North Central Province		 26 January 1990 50.99 19.69
Sri Jayawardenapura National Sanctuary Western Province 9 January 1985 4.49 1.73
Tabbowa National Sanctuary North Western Province 19 July 2002 21.93 8.47
Tangamale National Sanctuary Uva Province 27 May 1938 1.32 0.51
Telwatta Lagoon National Sanctuary Southern Province 25 February 1938 14.25 5.50
Trincomalee Naval Headworks National Sanctuary Eastern Province
North Central Province		 21 June 1963 181.30 70.00
Udawatta Kele Central Province 29 July 1938 1.04 0.40
Vankalai Sanctuary Northern Province 8 September 2008 48.39 18.68
Vavunikulam National Sanctuary Northern Province 21 June 1963 48.56 18.75
Victoria-Randenigala-Rantambe National Sanctuary Central Province
Uva Province		 30 January 1987 420.87 162.50
Wirawila-Tissa National Sanctuary Southern Province 27 May 1938 41.64 16.08
Welhella-Kategilla National Sanctuary Sabaragamuwa Province 18 February 1949 1.34 0.52
Wilpattu North National Sanctuary 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. International Union for Conservation of Nature. p. 184. ISBN 2-8317-0030-2.
  2. ^ "Sanctuaries". Department of Wildlife Conservation. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2016-01-09.

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