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Elephants at Minneriya National Park

Flamingos at Bundala National Park

A scenery from Knuckles Forest

Corals at Bar Reef Sanctuary

A scenery from Knuckles Forest

Contact Information
Location: No. 1090, Sri Jayawardenapura Mawatha, Rajagiriya
Phone: +94 11 367 1490 | Email : info@msdw.gov.lk
Openning hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hon. (Mrs.) Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Attorney at Law, M.P.

Minister of Wildlife & Forest Resources Conservation


Party - Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Electoral District – Rathnapura
Political Status – Cabinet Minister
Profession / Occupation : Attorney-at-Law

Mrs. R.M.C.M.Herath

Secretary to the Ministry of Wildlife & Forest Resources Conservation


Prior to the present position she had served as the Secretary-State Ministry of Mahaweli, Additional Secretary-Ministry of Irrigation, Land Commisioner General-Department of Land, Deputy Director General-Mahaweli Authority, Additional Secretay-Ministry of Education etc., during her 27 years carrier as an officer of Sri Lanka Administrative Service. Before join in the SLAS she had served 5 years period as a School Teacher.

About Us

Ministry of
Wildlife & Forest Resources Conservation

Ministry of Wildlife & Forest Resources Conservation was established (4th March 2022) as per the Extra Ordinary Gazette Notification No. 2270/14 dated 8th March 2022. The Portfolio of this Ministry holds by Hon. (Mrs.) Pavithra Wanniarachchi while Mrs. R.M.C.M.Herath is the Secretary of the Ministry.

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ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික ඔලිම්පික් කමිටුව හා වන සංරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව එක්ව අක්කර 125ක් මුඩුබිම් වනාන්තර බවට පත් කිරීම ඇරඹේ….
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Inauguration of Sinharajaya Environmental Information Centre – 09.09.2023
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රජයේ ආයතන ආදායම් උත්පාදනය කරමින් ස්වයංව නඩත්තුවීමට කටයුතු කළයුතුයි….
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International Day for the Conservation of the mangrove Ecosystems – 26th July
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World Snake Day – 16th July
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World Orca Day – 14th July
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Departments

Departments under our ministry

The Ministry has been established on the purview of fostering bio diversity by conservation of Wildlife & Forest and expanding natural forest cover through environmental sensitive forest plantations and conservation of natural environment of wildlife.

Institute

Institutions relevant to the Ministry

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Forest Conservation
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Wildlife Conservation
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State Timber Corporation
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National Zoological Gardens
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Wild Life & Memories

E-book Volume 01 

Ten Episodes on National Parks can be downloaded here  
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E-book Volume 02 

Ten Episodes on National Parks can be downloaded here  
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Unforgettable Wild Memories

A special incident faced by a wild officer is discussed here. In addition, a detailed account of the park / sanctuary where the incident had occurred is also discussed aiming to provide knowledge to school &university students and general public.