Sri Lanka's wildlife sanctuary sites reopened for tourism
January 31, 2010 10:10 am <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=xa-4b1f21d458e9815c> Two of Sri Lanka's renowned wildlife sanctuary sites were reopened on Saturday after years of closure because of the conflict between the government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels, a government official said. Ananda Wijesuriya, director of the Wildlife Conservation Department said the two sites were opened to the public on Saturday were located at southeastern and eastern parts of the island. Kumana, a bird sanctuary and a main eco-tourism attraction, is 312 km southeast of the Colombowhile Lahugala, a wildlife park/ sanctuary reserve, is 318 km east of the capital. They have been shut for tourists since 2005 when the fighting between the two sides escalated. Both areas were under security clouds due to clashes until May last year when the rebels were defeated. "After the end of the war we received security clearance," Wijesuriya said. The end to the civil conflict has made Sri Lanka a major tourism attraction, the tourism authority said. Xinhua -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ -- ****************************************************** This is the Best Sri Lankan E-Mail Group. ****************************************************** IF you like to join us, Go to, http://groups.google.lk/group/sricom/boxsubscribe visit this group at http://groups.google.lk/group/sricom ***************:::www.SriNet.lk:::****************** ****************************************************** ===================================================================== If this email is addressed wrongly, or if you no longer wish to receive emails, kindly inform us so that we may correct and update our lists. ===================================================================== http://www.srinet.lk/
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