An elephant, shot and critically injured, has been found in a canal bordering the Wilpattu National Park. According to our ...

This permitted the completion of Wilpattu National Park, by the relevant Gazette notification, dated December 9, 1973. Today, the total area of the park is 1,309 square km with a sea frontage of 48 km ...

Wilpattu National Park has been now closed for 15 years, and as I write these words I yearn to go there once again. That day in March 1983, we had arrived at the lodge in time for lunch and enjoyed an ...

On the 25th of February 1938, the Wilpattu National Park was declared the second National Park in Sri Lanka under the provisions of the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance, No. 2 of 1937; a ...

Tragic incidents forced the closure of Sri Lanka’s largest National Park – Wilpattu in 2007. But with the conflict behind us plans are underway to reopen it for visitors. Malaka Rodrigo reports : ...

Wilpattu National Park is the largest protected area for wildlife in Sri Lanka. Spanning across Puttalam and Anuradhapura districts whilst bordering Mannar and Vavuniya districts, the park owns a ...

No wildlife excursion can be truly experienced unless you go on safari and Wilpattu National Park is no stranger to expeditions thus far and you can be sure that leopards will almost always make a ...

The Wilpattu National Park is the largest and one of the oldest national parks in Sri Lanka. (Xinhua/Tang Lu) A peacock fans its tail at the Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, Feb. 27, 2022.

The Wilpattu National Park, which was frequently opened and closed for security reasons, was reopened by Environment Minister Champika Ranawaka at a special ceremony held at the Park premises ...

Wilpattu National Park was designated as such in 1938. Consisting of 13,500 hectares of land, it is located on the north-west coast of Sri Lanka.