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Close and easy to visit Bundala National Park- Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Bundala National Park is just as close and easy to visit from the town of Tissamaharama as Yala National Park. The difference? Well, at Yala there was a gridlock of jeeps to watch the leopard sleep on the rock. At Bundala we did not see half a dozen other jeeps our entire visit. We did [...]

December 23, 2011 / No Comment / Read More

Monkeys in Hambantota were captured and translocated

October 27, 2011 No Comment

Over 170 monkeys in Hambantota were captured and translocated as a temporary measure to control crop damages caused by these creatures, an official from the Wildlife Conservation Department (WCD) told the Daily News yesterday. The monkey menace has been seriously affecting cultivation in Hambantota, Galle and Matara causing heavy losses for the people. Economic Development [...]

Minipuragama, Buruthagola, Helagama and Pahalagama are facing the threat of wild elephants and people

October 14, 2011 No Comment

Several villagers including Minipuragama, Buruthagola, Helagama and Pahalagama are facing the threat of wild elephants and people in more than 1000 families are living in constant fear. They pointed out that a herd of about 30 wild elephants from the Yala National Park roam into the villages at dusk and destroy home garden crops, chena [...]

Yala-History of Ruhunu National Park

October 14, 2010 1 Comment

Yala National Park is the 2nd largest national park in Sri Lanka.It is situated in the southeast region of the island in the dry zone. The park is situated about 300 km from Colombo which is capital city of Sri Lanka. Yala park belongs to two provinces in Sri Lanka namely Uva Province and [...]