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Located 170 km, South East of Colombo. Uda Walawe National
Park is approximately 30,821 hectares in extent. This Park
which lies within the Ratnapura and Anuradhapura districts
acts as the catchment to the Uda Walawe Reservoir and is
located in the Dry Zone.
While part of Western sector lies in the intermediate
zone, this park comprises of grasslands and thorn scrubs
and many valuable species of trees are found within it.
Large herds of elephants and deer species such as spotted
deer, sambhur, barking deer and langur, wild board, water
buffalo, jackal are some of the prominent wild animals found
in this park and a variety of avifauna is seen.
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