Wilpattu Sri Lanka

Wilpattu National Park is a park located on the island of Sri Lanka. The unique feature of this park is the existence of "Willus" - Natural, sand-rimmed water basins or depressions that fill with rainwater.

A unique feature of this park are the 60 natural lakes, sand-rimmed water basins that attract a wide variety of wildlife, especially wetland birds. These include the garganey, pintail, whistling teal, spoonbill, white ibis, large white egret, cattle egret and purple heron. or depressions that fill with rainwater. The park is also home to Sri Lanka’s famed leopard, while the most common reptiles are the monitor lizard, mugger crocodile and Indian python.