Wilpattu, Sri Lanka, February 27 (Lakpura.com): Wilpattu National Park, the largest wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka span an area of no less than 131,693 hectares with altitude ranging between the ...

Sri Lanka’s largest National Park is facing one of its greatest threats warn environmentalists and wildlife officials as two illegal roads take shape. Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports The heart-rending ...

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 Prince ...

Wilpattu is the largest National Park of Sri Lanka, with extensive parts in both the North Western and North Central Provinces. A large section of the present Park was established as a Game Sanctuary ...

On 25 June 2021, the first-ever Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual for Wilpattu National Park was handed over to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Developed by the project ‘Supporting ...

In recent days, conservationists and local residents have prevented more than 300 people from travelling by bus on the Puttalam-Marichchikadai route, which runs through an area known for its ...

Pallekandal church development:- The condition of the church in 2009 and 2019 (Photo courtesy: Wildlife and Nature Protection Society, Sri Lanka) On the 25th of February 1938, the Wilpattu National ...

The Wilpattu National Park goes live on 24 and 26 September with the ‘Couch Safari’ which takes viewers on a wildlife streaming tour of Sri Lanka’s oldest and largest national park, allowing them to ...

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