SINHARAJA RAINFOREST FROM SRI LANKA

  SINHARAJA RAINFOREST FROM SRI LANKA.

    The Sinharaja foresit is the only undisturbed rainforest left in Sri Lanka. It is about 9000 hectaares 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 were allowed to get destroyed,the world would lose them altogether.So it important that much offort is made to conserve this rich,valuable and fragile habitar.

The siharaja Rainforest is the largest rainforest reserve in Sri Lanka.In 1840 Sinharaja became a crown property.In 1988 the Sinharaja was made a National Wilderness area.in 1989 UNESCO include the Sinharaja Forest in the World Heritage list, as the first National Heritage og Sri Lanka.

The Sinharaja forest is a home to many animals,birds,butterflies,insects,reptiles and trees.Ferns and mosses grow well as the climate is humid because of heavy rainfall.

RAINFORESTS

The Importance Of Rainforests

    Tropical rainforests are located around the equator.The temperature around the equator is high.Hence the rate of water evaporation is high.As a result there is frequent rain in rainforests.They are found in South and Central America,Africa,in the islands around Australia and Asia The rainforest are important to human existence and the surroudings.Rainforests are a rich source of medicinal plants,food and useful forest products.They maintain about 50% of the plant,animal,bird,repitl and insect species of the world.These forests help to maintain a regular rainfall.They also stand as a buffer against floods,droughts and erosion.These forests produce a significant amount of the world's oxygen.

THE ANIMALS AND THE BIRDS 

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

Studies have recorded 147 species of birds.Some threatened species of birds are found in the Sinharaja.Among them are the ash-headed babbler.