With its highly diverse natural habitats ranging from tropical rain forests to montane grasslands, wide range of animal and bird species, Sri Lanka is the haven for Eco Tourism enthusiasts .. Nowhere, else can one experience the wealth of natural attractions still unspoilt by the human touch as what the little island Sri Lanka presents to its discerning visitors ..
A group of us stepped out of " Anderson House " the bungalow of the Department of Wild Life Conservations ( DWLC ) in the morning, to the cool mist and warm sun rays ..
Walking along a jeep track, we came to a T junction where we get a circular path which would brings us to the popular " World's-End " ..
Adjoining mountains of the World's End, covered with bushes and trees. These are virgin mountain forest. The variations amaze us as the leaves of varied colours, umbrella type fragmented canopies; twisted trunks branches and dwarf trees, all adaptations to survive the rough gales. Along the way, we came across a little brook from where originate three of major rivers called Mahaweli, Kelani, and Walawe in the island. The water is tempting, clear as crystal and cold. However, we would not venture in as we are in a SNR. The purity of the water should not be disturbed. The ground we stand is bumpy and grassy where the water transformation takes place. The water molecules in the air are absorbed and stored in the ground which is soft and rubbery. We heard that the peat layer in the marshes around, goes to a depth of 2.5 Meters.
Horton Plains, a breathtaking beauty ..
All of us did enjoy the nature trail immensely. Blooming flowers in Red, Yellow, Blue, and Purple. The calls and sight of a variety of birds as we continue observing silently and cautiously. Perhaps, we might come across one of the rare sights of even a rarer creature, a Greenish Black Lizard with a small White snout. The Horned Lizards are endemic to the Horton Plains ..
Horton Plains is home to 101 recorded plant species of which 49 are endemic. Five out of the 14 mammal species, 21 out of the 98 bird species, 4 out of 5 reptile species, and 15 out of 40 butterfly species are endemic. There are 20 amphibian varieties and 2 fish varieties recorded as well ..
We reach World's End in time to warm up in the morning sun. The mist has cleared to notice the web of roads down below in another province and another district ..
A group of us stepped out of " Anderson House " the bungalow of the Department of Wild Life Conservations ( DWLC ) in the morning, to the cool mist and warm sun rays ..
Walking along a jeep track, we came to a T junction where we get a circular path which would brings us to the popular " World's-End " ..
Adjoining mountains of the World's End, covered with bushes and trees. These are virgin mountain forest. The variations amaze us as the leaves of varied colours, umbrella type fragmented canopies; twisted trunks branches and dwarf trees, all adaptations to survive the rough gales. Along the way, we came across a little brook from where originate three of major rivers called Mahaweli, Kelani, and Walawe in the island. The water is tempting, clear as crystal and cold. However, we would not venture in as we are in a SNR. The purity of the water should not be disturbed. The ground we stand is bumpy and grassy where the water transformation takes place. The water molecules in the air are absorbed and stored in the ground which is soft and rubbery. We heard that the peat layer in the marshes around, goes to a depth of 2.5 Meters.
Horton Plains, a breathtaking beauty ..
All of us did enjoy the nature trail immensely. Blooming flowers in Red, Yellow, Blue, and Purple. The calls and sight of a variety of birds as we continue observing silently and cautiously. Perhaps, we might come across one of the rare sights of even a rarer creature, a Greenish Black Lizard with a small White snout. The Horned Lizards are endemic to the Horton Plains ..
Horton Plains is home to 101 recorded plant species of which 49 are endemic. Five out of the 14 mammal species, 21 out of the 98 bird species, 4 out of 5 reptile species, and 15 out of 40 butterfly species are endemic. There are 20 amphibian varieties and 2 fish varieties recorded as well ..
We reach World's End in time to warm up in the morning sun. The mist has cleared to notice the web of roads down below in another province and another district ..
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