Udawalawe

National Park

South AsiaDesignated in 1972308 km²

Formed after a reservoir was built in the 1960s; it holds Sri Lanka's only elephant orphanage run inside a national park

Area

308 km²

Protection category

IUCN II

Parque nacional —

Designated in

1972

Declared in 1972 after a reservoir was built on the Walawe River through the 1960s, transforming the surrounding landscape into savannah favourable to large herbivores, Udawalawe today holds one of the most reliably watchable concentrations of Asian elephant on the whole continent, along with the Elephant Transit Home, an orphanage that rehabilitates orphaned or injured calves before gradually returning them to the park's wild herd.

Location

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3 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

Udawalawe: 26 documented species

Mammals13Birds6Reptiles6Amphibians

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Sri Lanka, where Udawalawe lies.

Tropical rainforestMarine / coastalWetland

Experiences in this park

Diving and snorkellingBirdwatching

Nearby dive sites

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94 km away

231 km away

252 km away

Similar parks

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Same country: Sri Lanka

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Udawalawe

Location

Udawalawe: 26 documented species

Flora and ecosystems

Experiences in this park

Nearby dive sites

Similar parks

Keep exploring

Comments

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