Amidst the severe dry weather conditions prevailing across the island, several more national parks in Sri Lanka are at risk of temporary closure. Even though the government is earning high revenue from the wildlife tourism sector, the Department of W
Yala National Park earned the highest revenue of LKR 2.10 billion. Additionally, LKR 94.5 million was generated from domestic tourists, LKR 27.5 million from SAARC tourists, and LKR 86.9 million from vehicle and boat fees. In that month, the revenue generated solely from foreigners was LKR 305.27 million.
Summarised from Gossip Lanka News English
Organisations- Department of Wildlife
- Department of W
Places- Udawalawe National Park
- Yala National Park
- Horton Plains
- Minneriya
- Sri Lanka
- Udawalawe
Keywords- parks2
- threatens
- closing
- closure
- earning
- weather
- though
- close
- harsh
- heat
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