Sinharaja Rain Forest Reserve is a national
park and a biodiversity hotpot in Sri Lanka. It is of
international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The hilly virgin rain forest, part of the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests Correggio, was saved from the worst of
commercial logging by its inaccessibility, and was designated a World Biosphere
Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1988. The reserve's name
translates as Lion Kingdom.
The reserve is only 21 km (13 mi) from
east to west, and a maximum of 7 km (4.3 mi) from north to south, but
it is a treasure trove of endemic
species, including trees, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not
as easily seen as at dry-zone national parks such as Yale. There are about 3 elephants and the 15 or so leopards are rarely seen. The most common
larger mammal is the endemic purple-faced languor.
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