Sinharaja rain forest

 sinharaja rain forest...

The SINHARAJA forest is the only undisturbed rain forest left in the Sri Lanka. It is about 9000 hectares in extent. Many of the plants are very rare. Over 60% of the tree species are found only in the lowland wet zone of Sri Lanka. If these species of trees are allowed to get destroyed, the world would lose them altogether. So it is important that much effort is made to conserve this rich, valuable and fragile habitat.

The SINHARAJA rain forest is home to many scarce animals, insects, reptiles and trees. Ferns mosses grow well as the climate is humid because of heavy rainfall.

Vegetation means trees, shrubs, herbs, and woody climbers. The average height of trees in the SINHARAJA varies between 35 to 40 metres . Some trees are above 50 metres.

SINHARAJA provides a habitat for animals. The plants provide them with foods. there are large mammals as well as small ones living there. The purple faced monkey can be observed easily. They move about groups. There are herbivores, carnivores, as well as mixed feeders. The wild pig, the sambur, the mouse-deer and the barking-deer are some that you find in the SINHARAJA There is also evidence of the presence of the leopard. Among others are the rusty spotted cat and the fishing cat. There are many other varieties of small mammals.