Singharaja Forest, one of the least disturbed rain forests in Sri Lanka. The forest covers an extent of approx. 11187 hectares. The forest is about 21 Km in length and 4 Km in width. This forest reserve ranges from 200m to 1300m in height, located somewhat Southwest in the low land wet zone. The whole forest comes under the Galle, Matara and Rathnapura districts. Singharaja was declared as a World Heritage Site in 1989. The unique features it inherits are 66% of the endemic trees, 95% of endemic birds and almost 50% of the mammals and butterflies live in the forest reserve.