After a three-month-long closure, Sri Lanka opened its key national parks to the public on June 15 under strict health guidelines. Vehicle numbers entering parks have been restricted to prevent ...

Sri Lanka now has 22 national parks. What comes through when reading Dr Uragoda’s book is his love for the jungles, trekking and camping in these jungles and his close observation of almost everything ...

After remaining closed for more than 25 years because of the civil war between the security forces and the Tamil tigers, Sri Lanka's national parks are once again set to see tourists flocking there.

A herd of Asiatic wild elephants gather Aug. 12, 2011, at a national park in Minneriya, some 125 miles from Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The elephant is Sri Lanka’s national icon animal and can be found in several national parks, especially where fresh young grass springs up around the edges of the man-made lakes.

It is Sri Lanka’s 17th national park, and one of its two marine national parks; Hikkaduwa is the second. The island itself comprises two smaller ones namely large and small Pigeon Islands.

Uditha Wijesena discusses about the increased number of visitors in Sri Lankan National Parks and the threats they create to the animals.

The BBC's Charles Haviland on the dangers of anarchic behaviour in Sri Lanka's national parks.

FILE- In this Aug. 12, 2011 file photo, a herd of Asiatic wild elephants gather at a national park in Minneriya, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan authorities ...