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The Heart of Biodiversity in Sri Lanka; The Sinharaja Rain Forest |
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by Seyara Vidanagamage | 28-05-2022 18:56
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The Heart of Biodiversity in Sri Lanka; The Sinharaja Rainforest  Covering an area of 88.64 km2, Sinharaja is the home to a huge variety of endemic, native wild animal species. The Sinharaja rainforest has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. (It was designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1988) Sinharaja is the Sri Lanka's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. More than 60% of the trees here are endemic and most of them are native to Sri Lanka. About 50% of Sri Lanka's endemic species, especially butterflies, birds, reptiles and amphibians can be found in Sinharaja. Birds tend to move in mixed feeding flocks, led by the Sri Lankan Crested Drongo and the Orange Billed Babbler.  Sri Lankan Crested Drongo Orange Billed Babbler   Blue-tailed Bee-eaterAsian Paradise Flycatcher  Sri Lankan Blue Magpie Layard's parakeet  Here are some of the endemic animal species who live in Sinharaja.
Located in the Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces in Sri Lanka, Sinharaja is part of the Sri Lankan lowland rain forests ecoregion.  Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not as easily seen as at dry-zone national parks. There are about 3 elephants, 15 leopards and the most common langar mammal is the Purple- faced langar.   Some of the reptiles include the Green pit viper, The Hump-nosed viper and a large variety of amphibians especially frogs. Green pit viper   Hump-nosed viper       So let's protect rainforests around the world such as Sinharaja for the future generation. |
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Hello Seyara, this is your mentor Chelwoon.
One of my friends is planning to take a trip to your country. These days, I have heard many stories about your country that my friend has shared with me. I have also learnd about many places and different attractions of your country from him.
Many photos posted in this article show how rich your country is in biodiversity! I hope people will continue to make an effort to protect the endemic animal species from the many types of pollution.
Thank you for the article!
Regards,
Chelwoon
Posted 31-05-2022 00:51
Hello Seyara, this is your mentor Joon.
Such fascinating animals on the photos you have put on the article! It is definite truth that we should try our best to protect the rainforest, a home of various animals and root of biodiversity. It would be better if you could include more of your opinions and state the source of images!
Well read your article, and let's keep up!
Best,
Joon
Posted 30-05-2022 22:17