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Wasgamuwa
National
Park
(Wasgomuwa)
spanning
over
36,900
hectares
is
bordered
by
River
Mahaweli
Ganga
and
River
Amban
Ganga
in
east
and
west.
The
altitude
varies
from
over
500m
at
the
Sudu
kanda
hill
to
just
76m
along
the
Mahaweli
Ganga.
The
combination
of
a
number
of
small
reservoirs
and
Sudu
kanda
mountain
range
affords
fine
trekking
opportunities
for
keen
hikers.
Tropical
dry
mixed
evergreen
forest
predominates,
characterized
by
tall
trees:
Weera
(Drypetes
sepiaria),
Palu
(Manikkara
hexandra),
Wa
(Cassia
roxburghii)
Ehala
(C.
Fistula),
Buruta
(Satin),
Chloroxylon
Swietenia,
Velang
(Pterospermum
canescens),
the
endemic
Galsiyambala
(Dialium
ovoideum),
Milla
(Vitaex
Pinanata)
and
Kaluwara
(ebony)
(Diospyros
Ebenum).
Wasgamuwa
National
Park’s
(Wasgomuwa)
climatic
conditions
are
that
of
the
dry
zone.
Rain
fall
is
mainly
with
the
northeast
monsoon
(Maha)
in
October-February.
Inter-monsoon
rains
occur
in
March-May.
Annual
rainfall
increases
from
about
1,750
mm
in
the
north
to
2,250
mm
in
the
south.
Mean
annual
temperature
is
around
27
centigrade.
The
center
of
the
attraction
is
herds
of
elephants
up
to
150.
The
best
time
to
enjoy
the
sight
of
large
herds
is
during
November
to
May.
In
the
rest
of
the
year
the
elephants
tend
to
migrate
to
nearby
Minneriya
and
Kaudulla
national
Parks.
Other
wildlife
includes
Purple
faced
langur
monkeys,
wild
boar,
sambar
and
spotted
deer,
buffalo
and
rarely
sighted
leopards
and
sloth
bears.Among
the
reptiles
are
water
monitor,
mugger
crocodile,
estuarine
crocodile
and
python
(Python
Molurus).
Of
the
143
species
of
birds
reported
at
Wasgamuwa
National
Park
(Wasgomuwa)
are
endemic
Red-faced
malkoha
and
Ceylon
jungle
fowl
are
common
sight
in
the
park.
Among
the
bird
populations
are
Sri
Lanka
Trogon,
racquet
tailed
drongo,
endemic
yellow
fronted
barbet,
endemic
Sri
Lanka
spurfowl,
white
necked
stork
and
lesser
adjutant
stork.
Remains
of
a
number
of
small
rainwater
reservoirs
and
ruins
of
temples
reveal
that
the
region
of
Wasgamuwa
National
Park
(Wasgomuwa),
was
once
home
to
prosperous
villages.
The
ruins
estimated
to
be
about
1800
years
old
features
a
reclining
Buddha
statue
at
Buduruwayaya.
Ruins
of
a
palace
with
stone
pillars
are
found
in
an
island
in
a
canal
known
as
Kalinga
Yoda
Ela
built
by
King
Parakrambahu
the
great
in
the
twelfth
century.
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