{"id":1288,"date":"2019-08-16T20:53:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gnations.net\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2025-07-13T14:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T14:57:06","slug":"minneriya-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarinigar.com\/english\/minneriya-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Minneriya National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"id_5d56c53942ffb4654852073\" class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1290 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sarinigarenglish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/68281343_474664620015112_3162468579928965120_n.jpg?resize=255%2C164&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"68281343_474664620015112_3162468579928965120_n\" width=\"255\" height=\"164\" \/>Minneriya National Park is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. The park is a dry season feeding ground for the elephant population dwelling in forests of Matale, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee districts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_root text_exposed\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Along with Kaudulla and Girithale, Minneriya forms one of the 70 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of Sri Lanka. The park is situate<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">d 182 kilometres (113 mi) from Colombo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\"><\/span><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftTagList\" class=\"fbPhotoTagList\"><span class=\"fcg\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1290 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sarinigarenglish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/68281343_474664620015112_3162468579928965120_n.jpg?resize=700%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"68281343_474664620015112_3162468579928965120_n\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">The national park&#8217;s faunal species include 24 species of mammals, 160 species of birds, 9 species of amphibians, 25 species of reptiles, 26 species of fish, and 75 species of butterflies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Large numbers of Sri Lankan elephants are attracted to grass fields on the edges of the reservoir during the dry season. The Minneriya tank contributes to sustain a large herd. Elephants gathered here is numbering around 150-200. Some reports account number of elephants to as high as 700.<span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftTagList\" class=\"fbPhotoTagList\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minneriya National Park is a national park in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. 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