- Particularly Kumana National Park large flocks of migratory waterfowl and wading birds.
- The park is 391 kilometres (243 mi) southeast of Colombo on Sri Lanka's southeastern coast.
- Kumana is contiguous with Yala National Park.
- Kumana was formerly known as Yala East National Park, but changed to its present name in 5 September 2006.
- The park was closed from 1985 to March 2003 because of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
- It was also affected by the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004.
Tourist Attraction :
- Kumbukkan Oya forms the southern boundary of the national park.
- Some 20 lagoons and tanks support the extensive birdlife of the national park.
- The lagoons are shallow with depths less than 2 metres (6.6 ft).
- Kumana villu is subject to occasional inundation with seawater.
- The elevation of the area ranges from sea level to 90 metres (300 ft).
- The mean annual temperature is 27.30 °C (81.14 °F) and the area receives 1,300 millimetres (51.18 in) of annual rainfall.