Madhu Road National Park
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| Location: | Sri Lanka | ||
| Next city: | Mannar | ||
| Surface: | 631 km² | ||
| Founding: | June 22, 2015 | ||
The Madhu Road National Park is a national park in northern Sri Lanka , about 25 km east of Mannar .
history
The Madhu Road area was designated as a protected area on June 28, 1968 under the Fauna and Flora Conservation Ordinance (No. 2) of 1937. The reserve had an area of 26,677 hectares (65,920 acres).
After the end of the Sri Lankan civil war , the government announced plans to convert various protected areas in the Northern Province into national parks . The sanctuary has been the subject of illegal sand mining, tree felling, and unplanned development by the government. An integrated strategic environmental assessment of the Northern Province, prepared by the government with the support of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Environment Program and published in October 2014, recommended that the Madhu Road sanctuary, excluding the developed areas, and the surrounding state forests become a national park to expand. The recommendation envisages that the sanctuary will grow from 26,677 hectares (65,920 acres) to 63,067 hectares (155,843 acres) through the inclusion of nearby state forests. The Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Madhu would be in the national park.
In May 2015, the government announced that Madhu Road would be declared national parks along with Chundikkulam National Park , Delft National Park and Adam's Bridge Marine National Park . The Madhu Road Sanctuary became a national park on June 22, 2015 with an area of 631 km².
Flora and fauna
There are numerous species of birds on Madhu Road including:
- Alexander Parakeet
- Andaman green pigeon
- Asian paradise flycatcher
- Baja weaver
- European green pigeon
- Blue peacock
- Brahmin consecration
- Bronze fruit pigeon
- Ceylon gray token
- Ceylon chicken
- Dajal Thrush
- Rock dove
- Flag rongo
- Garteniora
- Yellow-billed thrush
- Bright crow
- Sliding couple
- Gray-cap gloss pigeon
- Gray teller
- Ring-necked Parakeet
- House sparrow
- Hedge cuckoo
- Hindu jack
- Shepherd Maina
- Indian Koel
- Jerdon Lark
- Little greenhorn cuckoo
- King Drongo
- Malabar Hornbill
- Nutmegs
- Orange woodpecker
- Pearl neck dove
- Red swallow
- Red-rimmed lapwing
- Russbülbül
- Schikrasperber
- European honey buzzard
- Emerald Spint
- Pointed-tail bronze male
- White-bellied sea eagle
- White forehead fan tail
- Cistus singer
- Dwarf mennig bird
The mammals that can be found in the park include:
- Asian elephant
- Axis deer
- Bears
- Ceylon hat monkey
- Golden jackal
- Deer piglet
- Indian langurs
- Indian red mongoose
- Indian mongoose
- Indian palm squirrel
- leopard
- Muntjacs
- Black-necked hare
- Sri Lankan giant squirrel
- Water buffalo
- Whitebeard langur
- wild boar
Individual evidence
- ^ Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Clean Energy and Network Efficiency Improvement Project. Asian Development Bank , October 2014, pp. 24-25 .
- ^ Michael JB Green: IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas . IUCN , 1990, ISBN 2-8317-0030-2 , pp. 194 ( IUCN Directory of South Asian Protected Areas ).
- ↑ Wild north gets Govt's helping hand at last
- ^ Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Clean Energy and Network Efficiency Improvement Project