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Delft National Park

Coordinates: 09°29′50″N 79°42′00″E / 9.49722°N 79.70000°E / 9.49722; 79.70000
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Delft National Park
நெடுந்தீவு தேசிய பூங்கா
Map showing the location of Delft National Park
Map showing the location of Delft National Park
Delft National Park
Location within Northern Province
LocationNorthern Province
Nearest cityJaffna
Coordinates09°29′50″N 79°42′00″E / 9.49722°N 79.70000°E / 9.49722; 79.70000
Area18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Established22 June 2015 (2015-06-22)
AdministratorDepartment of Wildlife Conservation

Delft National Park (Template:Lang-ta Neṭuntīvu Tēciya Pūṅkā) is a national park on the island of Neduntivu (Delft) in northern Sri Lanka, approximately 35 km (22 mi) south west of Jaffna.

History

Wild ponies on Delft island.

An Integrated Strategic Environmental Assessment of Northern Province produced by the government with the assistance of United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Environment Programme and published in October 2014 recommended that a national park with an area of 1,846 ha (4,562 acres) be created on a part of Delft island.[1][2] In May 2015 the government announced that a part of Delft, along with Adam's Bridge, Chundikkulam and Madhu Road would be designated national parks.[3] Delft became a national park on 22 June 2015 with an area of 1,846 ha (4,562 acres).[4][5]

Flora and fauna

Delft island is the only place in the world with wild ponies.[3] They are believed to have been brought to the island by the Portuguese.[3]

References

  1. ^ Mallawatantri, Ananda; Marambe, Buddhi; Skehan, Connor, eds. (October 2014). Integrated Strategic Environment Assessment of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka (PDF). Central Environmental Authority, Sri Lanka and Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka. p. 75. ISBN 978-955-9012-55-9.
  2. ^ Abhayagunawardena, Vidya (29 March 2015). "Will conservation boom in the north?". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  3. ^ a b c Rodrigo, Malaka (10 May 2015). "Wild north gets Govt's helping hand at last". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  4. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE FAUNA AND FLORA PROTECTION ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 469) Order under Subsection (4) of Section 2" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1920/03. 22 June 2015.
  5. ^ "National Parks". Department of Wildlife Conservation.
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