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Wilpattu National Park

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years) and 17 cubs. Eight adult females were observed with 1–2 cubs during the study. Utilizing Bayesian spatial capture-recapture models, the population density of leopards in Wilpattu National Park was estimated to be 18 leopards per 100 km. The mean abundance (N) within the effectively sampled area was calculated to be 144 leopards. Notably, the national park maintains a healthy sex ratio of male to female leopards, estimated to be 1:2.03.
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A second, more extensive camera trap survey was conducted from May to September 2018 by Samarasinghe et al. (2022), covering a substantial area of the national park, approximately 660 km, and capturing a total of 133 individual leopards. This count comprised 116 independent leopards (aged over 2
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in accordance to their ethnic cleansing policy who had returned to their original villages. Notably, the park was extended to the current size in 1999 after the ethnic cleansing where the old villages were marked as part of the park as claimed by the people in this area. Aerial images taken in 2018
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After the end of the civil war, allegations had been made that parts of the reserve has been occupied to build houses by certain politicians in an attempt to create Muslim colonies in Wilpattu. The multiple civil societies and researchers put forth the notion that these were people who had been
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now known as Kudrimalai Point (Horse Point), established the Sinhalese kingdom in Tambapanni and founded the Sinhala nation. In 1905 the area was designated a sanctuary and in 1938 it was upgraded to the National Park status.'
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in the east. On October 10, 2012, the government published several gazettes (section 3 of the forest conservation ordinance, chapter 451) which effectively extended the park's boundary to include regions of the
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is about 1,000 mm (39 in) and the annual temperature is about 27.2 °C (81.0 °F). Inter-monsoonal rains in March and the
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reputedly shows that a considerable portion of the forest has been opened up and a large number of small houses being built in the area.
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in 47 AD, who was blown off course by the monsoon. The local king later sent his own envoys to Rome during the time of Pliny.
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There are many types of vegetation to be found in Wilpattu, including littoral vegetation, such as
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From December 1988 to 16 March 2003, the park was closed due to security concerns surrounding the
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Denying the right to return : resettlement in Musali South and the Wilpattu controversy
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have been identified within Wilpattu national park. Mammals that are identified as
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The boundary of the Wilpattu national park originally enclosed the
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The most common reptiles found in the park are the monitor lizard (
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Kittle, A. M.; Watson, A. C.; Samaranayake, P. K. L. (May 2021).
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and low scrub monsoon forest with tall emergents, such as palu (
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Expulsion of Muslims from the Northern Province of Sri Lanka
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Kudrimalai, or Horse Point, was visited by a subject of
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Photographs of animals taken within the national park.
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Protected areas in North Western Province, Sri Lanka
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Protected areas in North Central Province, Sri Lanka
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Index

Wilpattu Ramsar Wetland Cluster
IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Wilpattu National Park
North Western
North Central
Sri Lanka
Mannar
Anuradhapura
Puttalam
8°26′N 80°00′E / 8.433°N 80.000°E / 8.433; 80.000
Department of Wildlife Conservation
Ramsar Wetland
Sinhala
national park
Sri Lanka
Anuradhapura
Puttalam
Colombo
above sea level
leopard
Panthera pardus kotiya
Yala National Park
Horton Plains National Park
Sri Lankan Civil War
ecotourism
safaris
Mahavansa
Prince Vijaya

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