National Park Archive
Lunugamvehera National Park, located in southeastern Sri Lanka, spans 23,498 hectares of protected land, with the Lunugamvehera Reservoir serving as its central water source.
Established in 1995, the park serves as a vital wildlife corridor for elephants and other species connecting Yala National Park and Udawalawe National Park.
The park features a diverse range of ecosystems, including dry monsoon forests, grasslands, and wetlands, which support a variety of flora and fauna.
The park is home to a wide range of wildlife, including elephants, leopards, sloth bears, and spotted deer, along with numerous bird species both resident and migratory.
Yala National Park, the second-largest and most visited national park in Sri Lanka, is located in the southeastern region of the island.
Designated as a national park in 1938, it spans 978.8 square kilometers and is divided into five blocks.
The park is renowned for its large population of leopards, dense jungles, and open grasslands. It also hosts a diverse range of wildlife, including elephants, sloth bears, crocodiles, and numerous bird species.
Hikkaduwa Marine National Park, also known as Hikkaduwa Coral Reef, is one of the three marine national parks in Sri Lanka.
Located along the southwestern coast of Hikkaduwa, it was designated as a national park in 2002.
Spanning 101.6 hectares, the park is known for its fringing coral reefs and diverse marine life.
Wilpattu National Park, the largest and oldest national park in Sri Lanka, spans an area of 1,317 square kilometers in the country's northwestern region.
The park is renowned for its unique Willus - natural lakes filled with rainwater that serve as vital water sources for wildlife.
Wilpattu is home to a thriving population of leopards, along with elephants, spotted deer, sloth bears, and an array of bird species, making it one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in Sri Lanka.
Bundala National Park is a wetland sanctuary located in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka.
It became the first wetland in the country to be designated as a Ramsar site in 1991 and was later declared a national park in 1993.
Spanning approximately 6,218 hectares, Bundala serves as a vital habitat for a diverse range of wildlife. It is particularly renowned for its rich birdlife, including numerous migratory water birds such as the greater flamingo.
The park also supports a variety of mammal species, including elephants, toque macaques, jackals, fishing cats, and spotted deer, making it a significant conservation area.