Wilpattu is the largest and one of the oldest national parks in Sri Lanka. Wilpattu is world-renowned for itsĀ leopardĀ (Panthera pardus kotiya) population. A remote camera survey conducted in Wilpattu from July to October 2015 by the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust captured photographs of forty-nine individual leopards in the surveyed area,
31 species of mammals have been identified within Wilpattu national park. Mammals that are identified as threatened species living within the Wilpattu National Park are the elephant (Elephas maximus maximus), sloth bear (Melursus ursinus inornatus), leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). sambar (Rusa unicolor unicolor), spotted deer (Axis axis ceylonensis), mongoose, mouse and shrew, elephants are more of Wilpattu’s residents. Wilpattu is not just abouts the wildlife it s an echo -park that showcase the rich biodiversity of Srilanka, Enjoy the Jeep Safari of the Wild life and as well as the Bird watching.