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Swinging to the beat of T20 ‘vissai, visse’
This has nothing to do with Environment, but as majority of the country are having high expectations that Sri Lanka will win T20 World Cup; thought of writing about the tournament’s theme song. The T20...
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A man who made them all ‘wild-men’
Dharma Sri Kandamby, the unassuming ‘sir’ from Galle has inspired a host of leading wildlife conservationists in the country, reports Malaka Rodrigo Earlier this month the Wildlife Conservation Society...
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Households urged to sort out garbage for environment’s sake
Western Province households will be urged to put a little extra thought and trouble into dealing with their garbage – for the sake of the environment. Homes will be requested to separate perishable and...
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A tree frog leaps into list of Endemic Amphibians
Researchers worry that the only known population of new endemic tree frogs Polypedates ranwellai, named in honour of Dr. Sanjeewa Ranwella, could soon become extinct. Sri Lanka, already known as an...
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Rain brings relief, but danger lurks in lightning strikes
October 13th was International Day of Disaster Reduction. That same week lightning strikes claimed several lives in Sri Lanka. Although the drought appeared to be easing in some areas of the country...
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Komodo dragons among new zoo residents
New animals arrive in Zoo as exchange program with Prague zoo swapping for a pair of Pinnawala Elephants. Six new animals arrived last Thursday to Dehiwala Zoo as a result of an animal exchange...
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Gota promises clean, green city
IEPSL president reminds importance of development going hand-in-hand with environment The Government wants to make Colombo a cleaner, greener city, Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary...
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Sri Lanka could be in path of world’s longest insect migration
Public asked to watch out for mass movement of dragonflies Last year same period: Waves of Dragonflies were reported from the west coast and other areas. The world’s longest insect migration was...
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President Orders the camp sites to be out of National Parks
Private campsites at national parks are to be dismantled and removed, on an order from President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The order came at a special Hambanthota District Development Committee meeting held...
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Fish aggregates at coastal waters – linked with weather changes
Last week, this blog reported about mass influx of Dragonflies that usually occurs in this period of time. This week, the fishermen got a bumper harvest from fish aggravate in coastal waters..!!...
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Wildlife gets new DG
A new Director General (DG) has been appointed for the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) this week. The appointment of Mr. H.D. Ratnayake ended the longest period the Department has been...
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Tusks sawn off carcass of Mahakanadarawa Tusker
The famous blind elephant known as the “Mahakanadarawa Tusker” is dead. Its badly decomposed carcass minus the tusks was discovered last week on the banks of a reservoir in Medawachchiya. The tusks had...
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Illegal fishing: Lanka gets yellow card from EU
The Government will not intervene to secure the release of Sri Lankan fishermen who have been arrested overseas after allegedly straying into territorial waters of other countries, Fisheries Minister...
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Taming the wilds with his untamed images
Tyron Vimukthi Fernando, a 15-year-old student of Joseph Vaas College, Wennapuwa held his first art exhibition when he was just seven years old. Now eight years later, the young artist is getting ready...
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On the Edge of Gone forever
Sri Lanka has permanently lost 19 amphibian species and five flowering plants. Malaka Rodrigo reviews the National Red List 2012 We have permanently lost 19 amphibian species, all native to Sri Lanka,...
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Raining fish‘n’frogs instead of proverbial cats‘n’dogs
Not a sign of doomsday but a tornado/twister sucking aquatic life in its path of destruction and ditching them once powerless – By Malaka Rodrigo Raining of fish is not a doomsday prophecy, but a...
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ICUN 2013 desk calendar features ‘Marine Wonders’
As the year ends, the hunt for good 2013 calendars has begun. Wildlife is now becoming increasingly popular theme for calendars, but marine biodiversity is rarely a theme considering difficulties in...
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Only two more leaps before our Kalu Wandura disappears forever
Western Purple-leaf Monkey The article “One leap more before our Kalu Wandura disappears forever” published in the SundayTimes on 30.12.2012 has been distorted at editing which is reported that the...
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2012 has been a year of disasters for the country’s fragile environment
This year has been declared one of the worst ever for the country’s environment.�Experts say 2012 was especially disastrous, with environmental crime at an all-time high; pollution, depredation of...
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Island sanctuary for critically endangered Hog Deer
A Hog Deer in safe hands Last year was not a good year for wildlife and the environment, so it was good to start the New Year on a positive note with a happy environment story. As part of a...
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