Rabu, 05 Februari 2014

Pigeon Island National Park

Posted by Unknown On 21.07

The Pigeon Island National Park is one of the most famous parks of Sri Lanka. It is located only one kilometer from the Nilaveli coast. It has derived its name from the bird pigeon that is most abundant in this park. Also the park is known for some of the well known coral reefs. The park has a bit dry temperatures as it is situated in the dry region of Sri Lanka.

The national park is a part of the pigeon island that was established in the year 2003. Earlier it was a sanctuary. The island is divided in to two areas one is the large pigeon island and the other is the small one. The coral reefs are found in the large pigeon island. It has both the plant and the animal species. There are different types of both plant and animal species together with the huge number of both of them. It has about 100 species of coral reefs.

The other animals that are the part of the pigeon island national park are the various types of turtles and rock pigeon. The rock pigeon is one of the most attractive attributes of this park. The visitors come to watch the rock pigeon from different parts of the world.