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The Park is split up into 5 Blocks with only two of them being open to the public, which ensures plenty of undisturbed habitats for the wildlife. The landscape is quite varied and is made up of light forests, scrubs, wide open grasslands, large water tanks, and lagoons.
Although famous for Leopards, Yala has plenty more to offer in terms of wildlife. Visitors can expect to see Elephants, Sloth Bears, Sambar Deer, Wild Boar, Crocodiles, Monkeys, Eagles, Snakes and a whole lot more during a safari. Yala National park is so vast that the terrain, its inhabitants and even the behaviour of its inhabitants changes from zone to zone.
Thanks to the plentiful prey and the excellent forest cover, the leopards of Yala have continued to have a healthy population since the Park’s inception over 100 years ago. Visitors to the Park generally have great sightings of full grown leopards and of cubs accompanying their mothers.
Over 215 species of birds can be found in Yala, with seven of them being endemic to Sri Lanka. Notable among the residents are the Crested Hawk Eagle, Blue-tailed bee-eater, the colourful Sri Lanka Junglefowl, Purple Heron, Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill and Paradise Flycatchers.
Apart from the two most famous and very visible residents, the Mugger Crocodile and the Saltwater Crocodile, Yala has an excellent population of reptiles. These include multiple varieties of Snakes, Lizards and Sea Turtles. Out of the 47 species of reptiles found here six are endemic to the country.
A variety of ecosystems can be found in this Park due to its sheer size. It can range from moist monsoon, dry monsoon, semi-deciduous and thorn forests, to grasslands, marshes, marine wetlands, and sandy beaches. Around 300 species of floral plants and trees can also be found here.
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