The largest National Park in Sri Lanka, the Wilpattu National Park consists of five zones all declared between 1938 and 1973. Spread across the Anuradhapura and Puttalam districts, this national ...

Farmers living on the border of the Wilpattu National Park have expressed fears for their future livelihoods, with the authorities planning to erect an electrified fence stretching some 95 kilometres ...

The Sunday Times continues to keep a tab on the carnage at the oldest and largest national park in the country. Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports Will 2010 be Wilpattu’s swansong, with Sri Lanka going ...

The Nature inFocus Photography competition celebrates photographers who capture powerful moments in natural history and highlight critical conservation issues. Each year, the contest showcases a ...

Vinod was visiting Wilpattu National Park in north-west Sri Lanka with his family. Resting in a quiet place after a morning of photographing birds and leopards, Vinod soon realised he wasn’t alone. A ...

The Sri Lankan leopard is among the island's most elusive predators. It can be seen in the wildest corners of its national ...