Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms

Sri Lanka bars tourists from drought-hit Yala National Park as El Nino looms

YALA, Sri Lanka: Mugger crocodiles bask along the edge of the shrinking reservoir, waiting like everything else in Sri Lanka's drought-hit Yala National Park for the green tankers that come every day to pump in water.From next week, park managers will be taking their emergency measures even further by banning tourists ⁠from the watering hole and other busy areas, to give the animals a breather after months without rain."We have to put the animal…

Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms

By Uditha Jayasinghe YALA, Sri Lanka, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Mugger crocodiles bask along the edge of the shrinking reservoir, waiting like everything else in Sri Lanka’s drought-hit Yala National Park for the green tankers that come every day to pump ​in water. From next week, park managers will be taking their emergency measures even ‌further by banning tourists from the watering hole and other busy areas, to give the animals a breather after mont…