Department of Wildlife Conservation

• Ensuring sustainability of wildlife resources found in all geographical, climatic biological zones through the establishment of wildlife reservation network in Sri Lanka.
• Declaration and proper management of wildlife reservations with the specific  objectives of preserving catchment areas of major reservoirs providing water for  agriculture and hydro-power generation, preservation of religious and cultural heritage, endemic and rear wildlife species and exclusive ecological systems.
• Ensuring long-term existence of threatened endemic wildlife species by implementing special projects and adopting suitable measures for conservation of the same.
• Ensuring the safety of wild animal species living outside the wildlife reservation areas.
• Effective implementation of the contemporary national wildlife policy and the law.
• Taking action upon the authority given for implementing Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species (CITES), Convention on Internationally Important Wet Lands (Ramsar) and Convention on Migratory Species (CMS-Bonn).
• Planning and Implementation of education programmers on wildlife to obtain maximum contribution of the general public, public officers and other group interested in wildlife conservation.
• Planning and implementation socio-economic development programmes aimed at  minimizing people’s dependence on natural resources in wildlife reservations. 
• Promotion of eco-tourism in reservation areas and keeping its contribution to the national economy at optimum level.
• Promoting research activities on collecting necessary data and information which facilitate wildlife conservation and scientific management of the same.
• Strengthening of the conservation process by building the mutual trust and coordination with the other institutions involved in conservation of natural resources.
• Conducting educational programs on wildlife conservation for the government officers, general public and other group.
• Implementation of socio economic development programs targeting minimizing the dependence of forest associate populations on wildlife resources.

• Strengthening the Security
• Strengthening legal infrastructure
• Strengthening the border fence construction for elephant particularly in the vulnerable  areas and construction of elephant care center
• Livelihood development
• Wildlife tourism Development
• Research and Development
• Strengthening Department of wildlife conservation

Vision

Long term conservation of wildlife resources for present and future generations.

Mission

To ensure conservation of wildlife resources by all together under Professional Management.