Wild Life & National Park

Sri Lanka Though small in size is big in biodiversity and has been listed as the 10^th most Biodiversity rich country in the world. Famous for its wildlife and many national parks and sanctuaries, home to Elephants, Leopard, Sloth bear, deer, monkey, wild boar, several varieties of reptiles, amphibians and over 30 varieties of indigenous bird species in their natural habitat. One reason adduced for the abundance of indigenous species of wild life in Sri Lanka is the fact that it has no neighbors other than India in the North and Antarctic faraway in the South.

Yala – National Park situated 320Km from Colombo in south eastern Sri Lanka is the largest national park in the Country. It is the most popular and most frequently visited wild life parks because of its high density of Leopards which allows for in -Depth study, observation and photography and frequent sightings of several other species of animals such as elephant, sloth bear, many types of deer, mongoose, monkey and a large variety of Water

Uda Walawe – National Park 170km southeast of Colombo is situated adjacent to the Uda Walawe reservoir and best known for its population of elephants mostly seen in the family groups. It is also home to monkey’s mongoose, sambhur, Leopard, snakes and birds of prey. This National Park also serves as a facility for treating injured and abandoned baby Elephants, which care for and released back into the wild.

Minneriya National Park – Minneriya National Park the 8890 hectares of MINNERIYA NATIONAL PARK is an ideal eco-tourism location in Sri Lanka. The park consists of mixed evergreen forest and scrub areas and is home to Sri Lanka’s favorites such as sambar deer, leopards and elephants.

Willpattu National Park, the unique feature of this park is the existence of ‘’Willus’’ (Natural lakes) sand – rimmed water basins or depressions that fill with rain water located in the the northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka, the park is 131,693 hectares and ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Willpattu is among the top national park world renowned for its leopard population. The Leopard population in Willpattu is still not yet known.

Wasgamuwa National Park: Situated approximately 200 km away from Colombo, the Wasgamuwa National Park lies within the Polonnaruwa and Matale Districts and has the Mahaweli River and Amban River as its eastern and western boundaries. The wildlife includes elephants, wild buffaloes, spotted deer, leopards, sloth bears, water monitors and crocodiles.

Horton Plains National Park: The Horton Plains National Park is situated some 200 km away from Colombo, amidst hills in Nuwara Eliya district. The most amazing feature of the park is the `World’s End’ where the southern part of the plains comes to a sudden end and drops almost straight down for 700 m. The park contains a rich variety of birds and animals.

Bundala Bird Sanctuary – where the best place to observe endemic & migrate birds in Sri Lanka. This bird sanctuary is one of Sri Lanka’s foremost destinations for birdwatchers, protecting an important area of coastal wetland famous for its abundant aquatic (and other) birdlife. The sanctuary is also home to significant populations of elephants, Marsh & estuarine crocodiles, turtles & other fauna, including the leopard