Furthermore, IUCN has noted that the boundary re-survey of Sinharaja has been completed and visible permanent boundary posts are being fixed by the Forest Department, so that the protection of ...

It is a spectacular sight and the usually silent Sinharaja forest erupts into a cacophony of bird calls for a few minutes, as the flock approaches. On an average, there could be about 12 different ...

By Mongabay.com For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major ...

It paused to feed on a banana tree before retreating into the forest. This visitor was none other than ‘Panu Kota’ — one of the elusive elephants known to roam the Sinharaja Rainforest and its ...

Currently, a large portion of the forest system in Sinharaja has been fragmented due to hotel construction activities and mechanised mining, posing significant threats to the endemic species ...

(Mongabay) For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major tourist attraction. These white monkeys are a color variant of the endangered ...

The total area of Sinharaja recognized as World Heritage is about 8,860 ha; The Sri Lankan authorities have extended the area of the Sinharaja National Heritage Wilderness Area to 11,187 ha to ...