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3.2 Protected Areas <strong>Management</strong><br />

So far, 27 wildlife sanctuaries<br />

and six parks, constituting<br />

about 4.2% (30,000km 2 ) <strong>of</strong> the<br />

total land area <strong>of</strong> the country<br />

have been formed and<br />

managed. In the long run, PAS<br />

will be increased up to 10% <strong>of</strong><br />

the total land area. The Nature<br />

and Wildlife Conversation<br />

Division <strong>of</strong> FD is promoting the<br />

PAS throughout the country.<br />

Figure 4.<br />

National Parks 4<br />

Wildlife Parks 2<br />

Wildlife Sanctuaries 27<br />

Protected Wildlife Species<br />

Totally protected species 98<br />

Protected species 61<br />

Seasonally protected species 15

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