STRICT NATURAL RESERVES IN SRI LANKA

An area of land & deemed to be dedicated to species of animals & plants to thrive on with the least disturbance for the purposes of ensuring the survival of threatened species in their natural habitat facilitating appropriate scientific research & declared as a Strict Natural Reserve. Strict Natural Reserves protected as pure natural system. Therefore human activities are not allowed in the strict Nature Reserves. But research activities could be carried out under direct supervision of DWC.

SNR	Date of Declaration	Area (ha)
Hakgala SNR	05.02.1938	1,141.6
Yala SNR	01.03.1939	28,904.7
Ritigala SNR	07.11.1941	1,528.1

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