Sinharaja Forest Reserve
UNESCO Map
Description: Located in south-west Sri Lanka, Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. More than 60% of the trees are endemic and many of them are considered rare. There is much endemic wildlife, especially birds, but the reserve is also home to over 50% of Sri Lanka's endemic species of mammals and butterflies, as well as many kinds of insects, reptiles and rare amphibians.
Date inscribed: 1988.0
Area in hectares: 8864
Category specified: Natural
State: Sri Lanka
Region: Asia and the Pacific