Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka)

Department of Wildlife Conservation
වනජිවි සංරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව; வனசீவராசிகள் பாதுகாப்பு
Agency overview
Formed	October 1949; (as the Wildlife Department)
Preceding agencies	Fauna and Flora Protection Committee; Forest Department; Conservator of Forests;
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	811/A Jayanthipura Road, Battaramulla; 6.897154°N 79.919845°E
Employees	1,826 (2017)
Annual budget	රු 5.204 billion (2017)
Minister responsible	C.B. Rathnayake;
Agency executive	Chandana Sooriyabandara, Director General;
Parent department	Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Resources
Key document	Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance, No. 2 of 1937;
Website	dwc.gov.lk

The Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sinhala: වනජීවී සංරක්‍ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව Vanajivi Sanrakshana Departhamenthuwa) is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka. It is the government department responsible for maintaining national parks, nature reserves and wildlife in wilderness areas in Sri Lanka. Forest reserves and wilderness areas are maintained by the Department of Forest Conservation. The head of the department is the Director General of Wildlife Conservation, formally known as Warden. It was established in October 1949 with Captain Cyril Nicholas, MC as its first Warden.

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