List of wildlife sanctuaries of Sri Lanka

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.[1] 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.[2] Invertebrates Flora Botanical gardens Civil societies

Sanctuariesprotected areasSri LankaDepartment of Wildlife Conservationministerial orderprotectedhabitatWildlife of Sri LankaProtected areas of Sri LankaNational parksEndemicsMammalsAmphibiansReptilesFreshwater fishIntroduced fishCartilage fishCommercial fishButterfliesBeetlesDipteransMosquitoesHymenopteransOrthopteransCockroachesTermitesEarwigsLacewingsPhasmidHemipteraMantidsMinor insectsOdonatesAphidsFreshwater crabsNon-marine molluscsMyriapodsSpidersTarantulasScorpionsHard ticksIsopodsPseudoscorpionsLesser arachnidsEchinodermsMangrovesPteridophytesPinnawala Elephant OrphanageDehiwala ZooPinnawala Open ZooRidiyagama Safari ParkHakgalaHenarathgodaMirijjawilaPeradeniyaSeetawakaDepartment of Forest ConservationField Ornithology GroupDeforestationEcoregionsTourismNorth Western ProvinceNorth Central ProvinceWestern ProvinceEastern ProvinceSouthern ProvinceUva ProvinceCentral ProvinceNorthern ProvinceKayankerni Marine SanctuarySabaragamuwa ProvincePeak WildernessUdawatta KeleVankalai SanctuaryInternational Union for Conservation of Nature