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Nature

Mahavilachchiya is a village in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. It has beautiful environs. Our village is surrounded by Vilpaththu National Park, a paradise full of wild animals like the leopard, the bear and the elephant. Beautiful wild flowers and birds like the jungle fowl and the peacock are a common sight here. Peacocks in big numbers can be seen roaming freely in the plains on either side of the road. Many reservoirs including the biggest built by King Wasabha are found in the village of Mahavilachchiya .Poaching though not legal takes place in a considerable proportion in various forms like trap guns, traps and night hunting etc. Hence a mechanism to minimize the danger of some species of animals facing extinction is a need of the hour. Further a project to plant trees like teak for obtaining timber for domestic needs will reduce the illicit felling of trees in the Vilpaththu National park