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Jan 30, Colombo: Sri Lankan wildlife authorities today reopened two famous wildlife parks in the Southeast that have been closed for four years due to threat of terrorism.
Ananda Wijesooriya, director of the Wildlife Conservation Department said the two sanctuary sites, Kumana National Park and Lahugala National Park, a wildlife nature reserve are now open to the public.
Kumana National Park, a renowned bird sanctuary contiguous with the Yala National Park is located 391 km southeast of the capital Colombo. Lahugala National Park, a habitat for wild elephants is located at Heda Oya, in the Eastern Province, 318 km east of Colombo.
The two sanctuaries have been closed since 2005 due to the presence of the LTTE terrorists in those areas.
The Wildlife Department has decided to open the parks after they received security clearance after the end of the war, Wijesooriya said.
The Sri Lankan government eliminated the LTTE rebel organization in May last year.
Since the end of the war the government has taken measures to promote tourism in the country. The two parks are a main eco-tourism attraction.
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources together with the Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Department of Irrigation have restored the parks.
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