Field Guide of Wilpattu National Park

There are 189 species of orchids that naturally occur in the country of which 55 are endemic.

References

Orchids of Sri Lanka, 2003 by Malik Fernando, Siril Wijesundara and Suranjan Fernando.
A Revised Handbook of the FLORA OF CEYLON Volume 11, 1981 Edited by M.D.Dassanayake & F.R.Fosberge.
Resource Inventory of Wilpattu National Park - Final Report By The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Sri Lanka, December 2006

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The author visits Wilpattu National Park regularly and will update this website with his field notes and photographs of individual leopards as well as other species of fauna & flora observed in the park. His primary goal in launching this website is to create awareness among the general public of the fascinating bio diversity of the park and to highlight the importance of protecting it for generations to come. The author’s study of the leopards will be of importance for anyone who may be keen to identify the leopards they photograph in Wilpattu and learn more about them.

Anyone who may be interested in using the information or the photographs contained in this website for any educational, research or commercial purpose is kindly requested to contact the author and obtain his consent prior to doing so. ( Email : kithsiri@wilpattu.com )

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