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1. Endemic Animals to Sri Lanka
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3. ENDEMICITY
 Endemism is a term used in ecology to describe the propensity of
plants and animals to be naturally confined to a given geographical
area.
 Today, the term is mainly used to describe species, and also
subspecies, genera or other levels of classification.
 Basically endemism is the result of the combination of evolution and
geographical isolation. When a population of plants or animals
becomes isolated for a long period of time from other populations of
the same species, it will diverge as it evolves separately, and
eventually form a separate species.

4. There are four categories of endemics
Endemics
Point Endemics Biotapes
Endemics in
political areas
Endemics in
Biogeographical
regions

5. 1. Point Endemics
 Grown only in particular area and they should be conserved for their
restricted distribution.
2. Biotapes
 Species restricted to combination of especial physical, geographic, and
climatic area.
3. Endemics in Biogeographical regions
 Biogeographical regions are large land masses. Endemics in these areas are
associated with climate, soil, etc.
4. Endemics in political areas
 Species that are defined to political area. EASL is Endemics Animals of Sri
Lanka is a most commonly used term to introduce endemic fauna as well
flora

6. What are endemic species?
 An endemic species is one whose habitat is restricted to a particular
area.
 The term could refer to an animal, a plant, a fungus, or even a
microorganism.
 Endemic species are often endangered.

7. Why endemics are important?
 Since endemic species have a generally restricted distribution,
threats to endemics carry more risk of extinction than for broadly
distributed species.
 When an endemic plant species becomes extinct, it takes with it
between 10 and 30 endemic animal species.
 Some endemics of distinct regions may function as a sort of
“collective insurance” for continued genetic diversity in the face of
rapid changes.
 Endemic species are a focus for the conservation of biological
diversity.

8. How Endemic Species Arise
 An initially widely distributed population may disappear from many
of its habitats, due to changes which have occurred.
 These could be climate changes, an influx of predators, or human
activities. Eventually, the organism may be confined to just one
area; this type is known as a pale endemic species.
 Alternatively, various factors could cause two populations of a given
species to become isolated from one another.
 They cannot interbreed with one another, and eventually they are
sufficiently different from one another to be classified as separate
species. These are known as neo-endemic species.

9. ENDEMIC ANIMALS
 Main island of Sri Lanka is home to 16 endemic mammals.
 Reptiles are the most divers vertebrate group of Sri Lanka.

10. Endemic Animals in Sri Lanka
 Toque macaque
 Red slender loris
 Layard's palm squirrel
 Mayor's mouse
 Nillu rat
 Ahaetulla nasuta
 Ahaetulla pulverulenta

11.  Argyrogena fasciolata
 Adenomus dasi
 Duttaphrynus scaber
 Sri Lankan long-tailed shrew
 Jungle shrew
 Golden palm civet
 Yellow-striped chevrotain

12. ENDEMIC MAMMALS
 Main island of Sri Lanka is home to 16 endemic mammals. Number
of terrestrial mammals that have been recorded from the country is
91.
 Additionally there are 28 marine mammals in the oceans
surrounding the island.
 Being an island Sri Lanka lacks land area to supports large animals.
However fossil evidence of large archaic species of Rhinoceroses,
Hippopotamuses, and Lions have been discovered.
 For Sri Lanka, small mammals are of special importance as they
constitute a notable portion of the mammalian fauna of the country.
 Of the 91 species of mammals. recorded in the country, 31 are
rodents and shrews.

13.  Of the 91 species of mammals. recorded in the country, 31 are
rodents and shrews.
 Furthermore, they are also of significant importance in biological
point of view, as they make up largely to the country's endemic
faunal component

14. Endemic birds of Sri Lanka

15. Endemic birds of Sri Lanka
 Sri Lanka is home to 26 endemic bird species and seven proposed
endemic species.
 The total number of bird species recorded in the island is 492 of
which 219 are breeding residents.

16. 
 Sri Lanka spur fowl
 Sri Lankan jungle fowl
 Sri Lanka whistling thrush

17.  Sri Lanka hill myna
 Sri Lanka blue magpie
 Sri Lanka wood pigeon

18. HOW COUNTRIES USE THEIR ENDEMIC
ANIMALS TO PROMOTE TOURISM
 Annual Endemic Animal Festival organized by St. Martin.

19.  Birding in the Drakensberg
 Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival
 Wild Life Safaris.
 Travel for the researches about endemic animals.
 Photography of Endemic Animals

20. HOW SRI LANKA USE THEIR ENDEMIC ANIMALS
TO PROMOTE TOURISM
 Wild Life Safaries.
-Yala National Park
-Minneriya National Park
 Bird watching
-Yala National Park
-Kumana Bird Sanctuary
 Photography.
 For research about endemic animals in Sri Lanka
-Sinharaja Rain Forest
-Horton Plains National Park

21. Importance of endemic Animals and birds to Tourism
Industry
Wild Life
Tourism
Endemic Animals Endemic Birds

22. SUGESSIONS TO PROMOTE ENDEMIC
ANIMALS AS A TOURISM ACTIVITY.
 Sri Lanka can organize Endemic Animal Festivals.
 Can organize international photography competitions about endemic
animals.
 Promote endemic marine life in effective way.
 Can organize international seminars.
 Open endemic zoo.
 Lounge tourist magazines regarding endemic animals.

23. Negative impacts
 Direct impacts
 Disturbing breeding patterns
 Disturbing feeding patterns
 Disruption of parent-offspring bonds
 Increased vulnerability to predators and competitors

24. Positive Impacts
 Habitat restoration by eco-lodges and other tourism operations
 Conservation breeding
 Quality interpretation
 Research and monitoring
 Anti-poaching

25. Government Intervention
 National Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan (BCAP)
The BCAP preparatory process was intensely participatory, involving consultations and meetings
with a large body of stakeholders of biodiversity, including state agencies, over 100 NGOs and
others. The draft BCAP was then reviewed at several workshops with heads of state departments,
particularly those with a mandate for implementation of the BCAP, NGOs, CBOs, researchers and
university personnel.
 Ministry Of Mahaweli Development and Environment
 Department of Wild Life Conservation
 Department of Forest Conservation
 Ministry of Tourism

26. Special Projects to Protect Endemics of Sri Lanka
 National Red Listing Animals – workshops
 Sri Lanka Wilderness Foundation
Sinharaja Reforestation & Educational Project
Sinharaja Carbon offset Tree Planting Project
Turtle conservation project at Rekawa/Kosgoda/Kalpitiya

27. Suggestions for Conservation
 In March 1994 the Sri Lankan Government joined to the
international community, in pledging their support to implement the
United Nations Conservation on Bio Diversity at the Earth Summit.
 Teaching Sri Lankan Bio Diversity and its importance to the school
children in School – formal education system as a new subject area
 Minimizing habitat loss and protecting the saved habitats should be
done. Continuous studies should be monitored on habitat
management in protect areas as well as other ecosystems with high
bio diversity

28.  As most of the Sri Lankan commune has connections with the Bio
Diversity in their day today life.
 We can use people with their indigenous knowledge for the
protection and sustainable development of environment with
protecting bio diversity for future generations
 Poverty, which is a great problem in Sri Lanka also, has become a
major threat to the environment. This can be resolved by giving
solutions for the economic problems.
 Good improvement of the usage of traditional knowledge and
making the responsibility of villagers to take care of the important
ecosystems nearby them is lead to local protection of bio diversity.

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