National Bird of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl – Very colorful ground bird, endemic to Sri Lanka is the national bird of Sri Lanka. Distributed commonly in Sri Lanka’s jungle and dense scrub through out. Roosts high in trees at nights. Flies up to tree branches when threatened. Nests in hidden, scraped place on the ground or on a pile of vegetation just off the ground. Sinharaja is a very good site to watch Sri Lanka Jungle Fowl.

 Beauty of the Sri Lankan wildlife and its habitats.

Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of biological endemism (16% of the fauna and 23% of flowering plants are endemic) in the world.

Sri Lanka's spectacular scenic beauty is rivaled by the wonders of her underwater world.

Sri Lanka is endowed with so many beautiful beaches. the unspoilt white sand beaches lined with swaying palm trees, the great surf & sand dunes. To glimpse the country's thriving coral reefs and their myriad multi-hued inhabitants, perfect resorts include Beruwela, Bentota, Mount Lavinia, Negombo and Hikkaduwa. Meanwhile exploring coral reefs; the beautiful under water flora in Sri Lanka Unawatuna in Galle claims to be among the top 15 beaches in the world.

THE PINNAWELA ELEPHANT ORPHANAGE

The Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, established in 1975, commenced with seven orphans. This 24 acre orphanage is situated 80km northeast from Colombo. The orphanage was primarily designed to afford care and protection to the many baby elephants found in the jungle without their mothers. Today some of these orphans enjoy the fortune of seeing their grandchildren born in the same location. 24 elephants were born in the park since first elephant born in 1984. With the help of local and foreign elephant experts, Pinnawela started a scientific captive breeding program for elephants. Today the Pinnawala orphanage is the biggest herd of captive elephants in the world. Today there are 69 elephants live in the orphanage.

Sri Lanka to establish a crocodile park

Sri Lanka Wildlife Department has decided to establish a crocodile park in Muthurajawela marshes (situated south of Negombo). The lagoon, the river mouth and the mangrove in Muthurajawela is considered an ideal surrounding for the reptiles, this park would also benefit research on these reptiles.

 

National Museum, Colombo

The largest Museum in Sri Lanka, established in 1877.

 

Housed in a fine colonial-era building on Albert Crescent, the National Museum is the first public Museum to be established in Sri Lanka (1877). It is the best known for its collection of ancient royal regalia, Sinhalese artwork (carvings, sculptures and so on), antique furniture, china, and Ola manuscripts.