Location Sigiriya

Sigiriya sanctuary is situated in the District of Matale in the Central province 183 km. From Colombo.

The area also has an extremely high tourism potential on account of its location in the middle of the country, famous cultural Triangle of Sri Lanka which already draws millions of local and thousands of foreign tourists.

In Sri Lanka National parks are the only protected area which permit tourism. High class Hotel complexes already exists along the sanctuary boundary.

Minneriya Gritale Nature reserve extends in to Polonnaruwa and Matale Districts falling within North Central and Central Province Low Country Dry, Zone of Sri Lanka. These reserve extends to the Sigiriya and Gritale it is largest Nature reserve of Sri Lanka. These reserve was first declared a sanctuary under the Flora and Fauna protection ordinance in 1938. Sigiriya was declared a sanctuary in 26.01.1990. Its Extent is 5.099.2 Hectares. Minneriya Gritale Nature Reserve is important habitat for the wild elephants population in Sri Lanka Elephants Migrate from Habarana, Sigiriya Elephant population in between 150-200 in the area.

Sigiriya is part of a seasonal range of Elephant and accordingly their numbers fluctuate periodically the damage is released not so much to the number of Elephants but to the presence of bulls some the year round Along with the damage to crops. There is damage to other properties, injuries to human and Elephant and loss if human life occasionally and deaths of Elephant due to gunshot wounds.