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キャンディの丘の中心地にあるドゥヌマダラワ森林保護区は、元の地所名であるウォーカーの地所にちなんでワカラワッテとしてもよく知られています。主要な町のすぐ南、ハンタネ山脈の端に位置するこの長い間放棄されていた紅茶、コーヒー、ココアの農園は、キャンディの主要な貯水池の流域を取り囲んでいます。現在では、成熟したジャクの木、野生のティーの木、広大なアイアンウッドが生い茂る迫りくる混交林となっており、トキマカクザル、ホエジカ、イノシシのサウンダー、ヤマアラシ、ジャコウネコ、ゴールデンヤシネコ、スナドリネコなどの群れが生息しています。ヒョウ。 2003 年10 月以来、ヒョウの生息数をより深く理解するためにこの場所で調査が続けられています。森林に存在すると噂されているヒョウが実際に生息しているのかどうか、そしてヒョウが生息しているのか、それとも単に時折訪れるだけなのか、この 2 つは主な関心事です。

森林保護区は面積約 5 平方キロメートルと小さく、ヒョウは通常、とらえどころがありません。カメラトラップ技術と長時間にわたる追跡調査により、私たちは、生息する子連れの雌ヒョウ 1 頭と雄 1 頭を特定しました。この女性が実際に森林にまれに訪れるだけでなく、実際に住人であったことを発見したことは、この保護区の重要性を強調するものであり、重要でした。これが定住個体群であることは、過去 4 年間にこの付近で 3 頭のヒョウが殺されているという事実によってさらに裏付けられます。

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About Kandy District

Kandy district is situated in the centrel province of Sri Lanka. One of the seven World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka, Kandy was once home to the Kandyan Kings of yore in the 16th-century and a fountainhead for all the music, arts, crafts and culture in the country. About 129 km away from Colombo, Kandy is ensconced amongst a hilly terrain and all eyes are drawn to the centre of the city, where the Kandy Lake forms a charming feature. Kandy retains great religious significance for Sri Lanka, because it is in this charming city that the Dalada Maligawa or "Temple of the Tooth" is located, within which the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha lies well guarded.

The Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5 km to the west of the city centre at Peradeniya and is visited by 1.2 million people per year. It is the largest botanical garden on the island. The Udawatta Kele (Udawatta Forest) is a protected sanctuary situated in the heart of the city, just north of Temple of the Tooth.

Kandy is a Sinhala majority city; there are sizeable communities belonging to other ethnic groups, such as Moors and Tamils. Kandy is second only to Colombo the center of the Sri Lankan Economy. Many major co operations have large branch officers in Kandy and many industries include textiles, furniture, Information Technology and jewellery are found here. Many agriculture research centers are located in the city.

And a fountainhead for all the music, arts, crafts and culture in the country. About 129 km away from Colombo, Kandy is ensconced amongst a hilly terrain and all eyes are drawn to the centre of the city, where the Kandy Lake forms a charming feature. Kandy retains great religious significance for Sri Lanka , because it is in this charming city that the Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Toothis located, within which the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha lies well guarded.

About Central Provincce

The Central Province of Sri Lanka consists primarily of mountainous terrain. The province has an area of 5,674 km², and a population of 2,421,148. Some major towns include Kandy, Gampola (24,730), Nuwara Eliya and Bandarawela. The population is a mixture of Sinhalese, Tamil and the Moors.

Both the hill capital Kandy and the city of Nuwara Eliya are located within the Central Province as well as Sri Pada. The province produces much of the famous Ceylon tea, planted by the British in the 1860s after a devastating disease killed all the coffee plantations in the province. Central Province attracts many tourists, with hill station towns such as Kandy, Gampola, Hatton and Nuwara Eliya. Temple tooth or Dalada maligawa is the main sacred place in Centrel province.

The climate is cool, and many areas about 1500 meters often have chilly nights. The western slopes are very wet, some places having almost 7000 mm of rain per year. The eastern slopes are parts of the mid-dry zone as it is receiving rain only from North-Eastern monsoon. The Temperatures range from 24°C at Kandy to just 16°C in Nuwara Eliya, which is located 1,889 m above sea level. The highest mountains in Sri Lanka are located in the Central Province. The terrain is mostly mountainous, with deep valleys cutting into it. The two main mountain regions are the central massif and the Knuckles range to the east of Kandy.