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Wilpattu National Park |
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විල්පට්ටු ජාතික වනෝද්යානය |
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Wilpattu National Park is a park located in Sri Lanka. The
unique feature of this park is the existence of "Willus"
(natural lakes) - natural, sand-rimmed water basins or
depressions that fill with rainwater. Located on the northwest
coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. The park is located 30 km
west Anuradhapura and 26 km north of Puttalam (approximately 180
km north of Colombo). The park is 1,317 km2 (131, 693 hectares)
and ranges from 0–152 m above sea level. Nearly one hundred and
six lakes (Willu) and tanks are found spread throughout
Wilpattu. Wilpattu is the largest and one of the oldest National
Parks in Sri Lanka. Wilpattu is among the top national parks
world-renowned for its leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
population. Visitor access is currently limited to approximately
25% of the park, the remainder of which is dense forest or
scrub. Popular visiting periods spans between the months of
February and October, although there are a number of private
eco-tourism groups that conducts safaris year round. |
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