| Description: | Lying in-between one of wet and dry zone, boundary of Sri Lanka, Udawalawe National Park consist with Plains, mountainous, marshes, forests and grasslands. Udawalawe is a smaller park, Nonetheless, given its smaller size, it has a greater density of animal to it's size ratio, notably elephants. covering approximately 8.6 km (5.3 mi) in length, with a maximum perpendicular width of 7 km (4.3 mi) Man-made Udawalawe Reservoir adds heavenly beauty to the park, intriguing it is an Elephant magnet. with a herd of about 250 believed to be permanently resident only because of the Udawalawe Reservoir. Park is a very important habitat for waterbirds as well. If you are a bird watcher this a clearly, not-to-miss, place. |
