<h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9ZtLy5LKv3d6mafz9DlffOKBq0rFTGeTmCaXjQj6tWzb7JsQnCmoCwKNYNoKB14ZU5fPXInR3v-v3C9ZUtoa7p2Nq8uRzIjyNHPPGMv97J38UMA2e7FYDU6wv-kR5hkY3EHrWEmi2sgQ/s1600/bird_map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9ZtLy5LKv3d6mafz9DlffOKBq0rFTGeTmCaXjQj6tWzb7JsQnCmoCwKNYNoKB14ZU5fPXInR3v-v3C9ZUtoa7p2Nq8uRzIjyNHPPGMv97J38UMA2e7FYDU6wv-kR5hkY3EHrWEmi2sgQ/s1600/bird_map.jpg" width="308" /></a></h2><div><br /></div><div>Sri Lanka 's abundant bird-life makes the island a true Ornithologist's paradise. Of the 427 recorded species, 250 are resident and 23 are endemic to the country. With such a variety of environments ranging from wet to dry zone, forest to jungle, and hill country to low lands, there's no end to the fascinating locations in which to spot many of these beautiful birds. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsGDgFwalu4kpps0YtIk__mArzBbUcTnfnSWq5idTJhCZuB4qU8fMNFGipeiYLAg04wm0ZFsWfrkYku6mt7QLB1uRhr5vD8tNThSdMADKt_VzdrOsyoz6KkT9cqvjwCUQLxOIoK_d-gSV/s1600/bird-watching.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsGDgFwalu4kpps0YtIk__mArzBbUcTnfnSWq5idTJhCZuB4qU8fMNFGipeiYLAg04wm0ZFsWfrkYku6mt7QLB1uRhr5vD8tNThSdMADKt_VzdrOsyoz6KkT9cqvjwCUQLxOIoK_d-gSV/s1600/bird-watching.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">            Most of the endemic birds (such as the Sri Lankan grackle) are restricted to the wet zone, while birds such as the Sri Lanka whistling thrush and the yellow-eared bulbul reside in the hill country. Others, like the brilliantly plumaged jungle fowl, the striking red-faced malkoha and the shy brown-capped babbler can be found in forests and sanctuaries throughout the island. Among the best areas for sighting these birds are the SINHARAJA RAIN FOREST Reserve and the ADAM'S PEAK WILDERNESS SANCTUARY . The large lakes (irrigation reservoirs) in the dry zone attract numerous varieties of duck, while larger aquatic birds such as stork, heron, egret, spoonbill, pelican, and ibis can easily be seen in the wetlands, especially at Wirawila, Kalametiya and BUNDALA NATIONAL PARK (which is also famed for its large flocks of migrant flamingoes). Around mid-August the first migratory species arrive in Sri Lanka . Large flocks of sandpipers, stints, plovers, terns and harriers fly over from Nothern India, Siberia, Scandinavia and Western Europe and settle along the lagoons and salterns of the eastern, north-western and south-eastern coasts. In the forested areas of Sri Lanka , birds like migratory tree warblers, thrushes and cuckoos can be seen.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

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<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">The Katharagama festival is a major Esala, Festival. Katharagama in the south-East corner of the island is a jungle shrine dedicated to Gord Skanda and is popular pilgrim center for Buddhists and Hindus.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" src="http://srilanka.travel/image/data/events/katharagama%20festival%201.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" src="http://srilanka.travel/image/data/events/katharagama%20festival%202.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" /></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" src="http://srilanka.travel/image/data/events/katharagama%20festival%203.png" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" /></div>

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<div style="text-align: justify;">Galle has a very long history and is marked in the island of Sri Lanka in Ptolemy’s world map prepared around 125 – 150 AD. During that time Galle was a busy port. Foreign traders like Greeks, Arabs, Chinese etc have been visiting Galle for trade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.srilanka.travel/index.php?route=common/home" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqnDHg0-XtvhIu78Nv4XCQy5_V-leRxVcqMQc4TDfGqoUU4JYCrgqBD4_utGEhxDpVCq3jYreY8CdBxcZjG-2mI650DLudGhJGlDCO9PrLlX7R4EgNlx1m3GquSwYnAFJ_Ql8B3X8Q0zn/s1600/GalleFort_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">There are two main gates in Galle Fort. The walls in front of the Fort were built by the Portuguese . The Dutch have reinforced them by building several bastions. – Star Bastion, Moon Bastion and Sun Bastion. In the Gate from where you enter towards the Harbor, outer walls contain the logo of the British while you see VOC, the logo of the Dutch East India Company on the inside walls. The Bread Fruit Tree inside the Fortis believed to be the oldest Bread Fruit Tree in Sri Lanka. Popular belief is that the Dutch introduced Bread Fruit to Sri Lanka thinking that the highly ‘heaty’ nature of Bread Fruit would either kill them or make them sick. But Sri Lankans ate Bread Fruit with Coconut and coconut neutralized the adverse effects of Bread Fruit. Ultimately it became a delicacy among the population. It is now considered to be very tasty and nourishing. It is so popular now that there is no part of Sri Lanka where you cannot find a Bread Fruit Tree if it could be grown there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.srilanka.travel/index.php?route=common/home" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYkwkon7OQUP-gv8FY-luwu4_gQQ8JT4-j3dMJE6a3Hf26rQAcSdvn43fdAvhmSRyJd3bqmdMSwjxsRgMw9x2AA9EznzlMLR3nsyTcDwOJsDalGVTEVYoWto8TcqfQpLwg9dS2SrLthUr/s1600/GalleFort_1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

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<div style="text-align: justify;">With the whale watching season in Mirissa being in full swing and many local and foreign tourists gathering to the Mirissa harbor, The Sri Lanka Coast Guards had increased their vigilance in monitoring the implementation of Sea Mammals Observation, Regulation and Control Regulations. To ensure that the Regulations are adhered to by boat operators and tourists engaged in whale watching, the members of the Rohana Coast Guard base had been observing whale and dolphin watching activities in Mirissa since last year. The coast guards also make sure that the boat operators; crew and the tourists abide the safety precautions and regulations before and during their tour of observation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.srilanka.travel/whale-watching" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCD2fNzpsiYyS48whqzLVtI18193GYpxbwkZ5UiKd2K9nY7WSgkUevu9E_m3La7ZXpAcjtjqvbfI7bJUd5erLNHqSCZ12_JXdnhlC5bND4fEltSpUBQXtiL0tj4ykCZm6N5WKu8QmVnPE/s1600/WhaleWatchingInSriLanka_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.srilanka.travel/whale-watching" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0HHGkuUbATEgSU6JxOwgxgO518XHvoD01_EIPtb1VEhTBprDmVCTNDq9lTxvIfoHvFquhNA9Z0b38SWs3-fA1mH9JQ7YnwWdCbdczXCADDmU8kcC_Q0BIjkphylv3IdGqwvpS1KbNNwl/s1600/WhaleWatchingInSriLanka_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />

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The eastern boundary is defined by the famous long flowing Mahaweli Ganga, while the northern and western sides are bordered by the Amban Ganga and Dunuwila Oya respectively. The ancient tanks stand as evidence to the historical importance of the Wasgamuwa National Park and the religious sites are part of the story of Yudanganapitiya – the site where Sri Lanka's famous kings, Dutugemunu and Elara, camped during their mighty battles, in the 2ndCentury BC. The Wasgamuwa National Park has a history of being the place to observe the Sri Lankan Sloth Bear (a recognized subspecies of the Sloth Bear). The name Wasgamuwa is derived from the Sinhalese 'walas gamuwa' where walaha is bear and gamuwa means 'the woods'. Due to the decline in population of the Sri Lankan Sloth Bear, the most commonly seen animal on safari today is the <a href="http://www.srilanka.travel/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Sri Lankan</a> Elephant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndEuySt-R_I3AZ15J01j4FysCLKG46Nrr6_DHrrE1fn_cArH7nucwYxeYPj6uhNh5zyMC6SFSMmBx_lynUulSKW6HaO3qZ06TrsCsVGsGaxVIJwNWg1RDgkFkG9WsMRB-MjnqaIgMM2EQ/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjndEuySt-R_I3AZ15J01j4FysCLKG46Nrr6_DHrrE1fn_cArH7nucwYxeYPj6uhNh5zyMC6SFSMmBx_lynUulSKW6HaO3qZ06TrsCsVGsGaxVIJwNWg1RDgkFkG9WsMRB-MjnqaIgMM2EQ/s1600/1.jpg" width="206" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLLLCX9bMy-Alo2q7lrDV4cVnzzLXvgONjh5M9jDb5I8WsgklOOgUbyTOsPvCd-YKfW-oiHA_fv1255G8rjq8oTyabgaNuWG1Xy6VahCb-QhfYKtjLv5IboZZDbmXVnrflDIefPb7-6fc/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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