Muthurajawela Sanctuary (Sri Lanka)
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found: Work cat.: Emerton, L. Assessment of the economic value of Muthurajawela Wetland, 2005:p. 1 (in 1996 an area of some 1,777 ha in the northern section of Muthurajawela Marsh was declared a Wetland Sanctuary) p. 2 (Muthurajawela Wetland Sanctuary)
found: World database on protected areas, via WWW, July 3, 2006(Muthurajawella Part I, Sri Lanka, designation: Sanctuary, 1,029 hectares, date: 31 October 1996; also: Muthurajawella Part II, Sri Lanka, designation: Sanctuary, 257 hectares, date: 31 October 1996)
found: Sri Lanka Dept. of Wildlife Conservation Web site, July 3, 2006:Protected Areas (under Sanctuaries: Muthurajawela: part i, 1028.6 ha., est. 1996.10.31, part ii, 256.8 ha., est. 1996.10.31)
found: Sri Lanka--an ecological destination, via WWW, July 3, 2006:projects/Muthurajawela (Muthurajawela is one of the island's most important wetland habitats, encompassing 3100ha of marshland and mangrove forest, located inland from the ocean and directly south of the Negombo lagoon. Of this total, 1000ha is a declared sanctuary and is the seasonal home to many migrant shorebirds and waders.)
found: An assessment of the status of biodiversity in the Muthurajawela Wetland Sanctuary, c2002.
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2006-10-27: new
2006-10-28: revised
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