Minister of State for Wildlife Wimalaweera Dissanayake has said that 80 percent of them are reported to be extinct. Wimalaweera Dissanayake Minister of State for Wildlife, has signed a gazette declaring 40,000 hectares of undeclared forest area as forest reserves. 12,000 hectares of swamps are found in the coastal areas of the country. Minister of State for Wildlife Wimalaweera Dissanayake has said that 80 percent of them are reported to be extinct.