Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka)
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The Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sinhala: වනජීවී සංරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව Vanajivi Sanrakshana Departhamenthuwa) is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka. It is the government department responsible for maintaining national parks, nature reserves and wildlife in wilderness areas in Sri Lanka.[3] Forest reserves and wilderness areas are maintained by the Department of Forest Conservation.[4] The head of the department is the Director General of Wildlife Conservation, formally known as Warden. It was established in October 1949 with Captain Cyril Nicholas, MC as its first Warden.
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වනජිවි සංරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව வனசீவராசிகள் பாதுகாப்பு | |
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Formed | October 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10) (as the Wildlife Department) |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
Headquarters | 811/A Jayanthipura Road, Battaramulla 6.897154°N 79.919845°E / 6.897154; 79.919845 |
Employees | 1,826 (2017)[1][2] |
Annual budget | රු 5.204 billion (2017)[1] |
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Parent department | Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Resources |
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Website | dwc |
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