Known as Yala East National park,Kumana is Sri Lankas best Destination migratory bird and aquatic birds,most Weders gathering destination in yala region.
This is a separate national park from the Yala Park but joined to Yala on the west side by the Block 2 SNR.The park lies on the southeast coast in the Eastern province, 7 miles/12 km south of Arugam Bay, and is accessible from the Wellawaya-Pottuvil road.
Kumana villu is a well-known nesting site for various species of Weders and also internationally thrated pelicans and other wet land birds. Earlier Kumana had a village, whose residents were shifted to the Mahaweli project area ones it started.
Access
There are two routes from Colombo. They fork off at Pelmadulla - Wellawaya, one going via Beragala and Koslanda and the other
via Thimbolketiya, Udawalawe and Thanamalwila. From Wellawaya the road - Moneragala, Pottuvil - Panama.
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