About Sinharaja National Park
Sinharaja, a world heritage site, is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. The reserve is only 21km from east to west, and a maximum of 7km from north to south but 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. Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not easily seen. There are no elephants, and the 15 or so leopards are rarely seen. Of Sri Lanka's 26 endemic birds, the 20 rainforest species can all be seen here.
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