The Sri Lankan government has decided to launch a number of programmes aimed at conserving wildlife, streamlining the management of wildlife reserves, protecting rapidly endangered species and preserving the country's biodiversity. For the effective implementation of the programmes, the wildlife department and zoological gardens have been brought under the control of president Chandrika Kumaratunga.
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