Just hearing the word Yala reminds us of a site full of animals. Sri Lanka is a country rich in biodiversity and Animal species.
Yala National Park can be described as a region rich in such biodiversity.
Yala National Park is the second largest national park in Sri Lanka. It is located in the arid region of Route Southeast.
The park is located about 300 km from Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Yala belongs to the Uva and Southern Provinces of Sri Lanka.
The park is divided into five sections and only sections 1 and 2 are open to visitors. The park covers an area of 979 sq Km (378 sq miles). The forest area is limited to the Menik river and the sea area surrounded by mountainous areas. 
Yala has designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1908. Yala National Park is home to a variety of ecosystems including moist monsoon forests, dry monsoon forests, semi-deciduous forests, thorny forests, grasslands, swamps, ocean wetlands and sandy beaches.
The park is famous for its variety of wildlife. It is important for the conservation of elephants, leopards, and waterfowl in Sri Lanka.
Yala protects 215 bird species, including six endemic species. The park is home to 44 mammals, making it one of the world's largest leopard densities.
However, large nocturnal carnivores have to work hard to find their food.
Large animals here include Asian elephants, crocodiles, wild bull, wild boar, leopards and bears. Among the medium sized animals are deer, fox, sand deer, gray monkey and Indian peacock.
The bird population includes the Sri Lankan junglefowl, the malcoho, the vulture associated with the fall lands, the alimanawa associated with the swamps, and the white seagull.
The area around Yala has maintained ancient civilization. Sithulpahuwa and Magul Viharaya are two important places of worship in Yala national park.
Local and foreign tourists like to visit the Yala National Park to see the wildlife.
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