A Coastal wetland of Natural origin located in the Dry Zone of the Southern province. Bundala National Park is situated in the southeast part of the country in the semi arid zone between Hambantota and Tissamaharama. Park belongs to Southern Province. The park area is 6,216 hectares. Due to its significant role as a wintering site for migratory birds this was declared as RAMSAR wetland in 1990. Main source of rainfall is Northeast monsoons (December ? February). Bundala National Park mainly consists of 4 brackish lagoons, salt pans, marshes, thorny scrub lands, sand dunes, dry mixed ever green forests and dry grass lands, providing shelter for Elephant, Spotted Dear, Wild Boar, Black naped hare, Grey & Ruddy mongoose, toque macaque, Grey Langur & porcupine, jackal and fishing & Rusty Spotted cats. This park is also well known for sightings of estuarine crocodile and mugger crocodile. The main attraction of the Bundala is the birdlife, especially waders consisting both resident and migratory species. Greater Flamingo, Spot-billed Pelican, Lesser Adjutant and Black-necked Stork are among the large birds. Large flocks of terns, gulls, sand-pipers, snipes, teals, cormorants, egrets and many more water birds are commonly seen. Excavations carried out at Bundala have revealed the existence of a human settlement about 28,000 years ago.

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