Wilpattu Declared ‘Wildlife Zone’ – President

President Maithripala Sirisena has directed the relevant authorities to extend the Wilpattu Sanctuary area and declare it as a “Protected Wildlife Zone”.

He has instructed officials to gazette Wilpattu as a Wildlife Zone, the President’s Media Division said.
Wilpattu is the largest and one of the oldest National Parks in Sri Lanka and is also among the top national parks world-renowned for its leopard population.
In 1905 the area was designated a sanctuary and in 1938 it was upgraded to National Park status.