Date: 31 August 2013
Location : Wilpatthu National Park
Hi everyone… This time I am going
to write about a trip which I was gone on August. Actually that was a wild life photography
workshop organized by the Photography club of my work place. In there we had a
full day safari Jeep ride. My first time
in Wilpattu & I really enjoyed the trip.
Wilpattu National Park
Wilpattu National Park
(Willu-pattu; Land of Lakes) is a park located on the island of 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 in the Northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka. The park is
located 30 km west Anuradhapura and located 26 km north of Puttalam
(approximately 180 km north of Colombo). The park is 131, 693 hectares and
ranges from 0 to 152 meters above sea level. Nearly sixty 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. The
Leopard population in Wilpattu is still not yet known.
No comments:
Post a Comment