| Location | DAMBULLA |
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| Thinkstodocategory | Wildlife Safari |
| Title | Night safari, Popham’s Arboretum |
| Name | Night safari, Popham’s Arboretum |
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| Image | POPHAM---B.jpg |
| Id | 365 |
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| Created | 5/23/20, 1:48 AM |
<ul>Popham’s Arboretum located just 4 km away from Dambulla town on Dambulla - Kandalama road. This man-made forest was created by nature lover Sam Popham, an Englishman in 1963. Now it is the only dry zone Arboretum in Sri Lanka. The natural habitat with a variety of trees, birds, butterflies, and dragonflies has resembled typical Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forest.</br>
<br>The most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered Sri Lankan endemic species of the red slender loris (<i>Loris tardigradus</i>) can be seen in this Arboretum. Night Walk to search these nocturnal arboreal animals with large distinctive eyes in this wilderness would be a fascinating experience you not to miss.</ul>