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Experts assess Sri Lankan species for Global Red List
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190929/news/experts-assess-sri-lankan-species-for-global-red-list-370638.html published on SundayTimes on 29.09.2019 Sri Lanka’s reptile experts gathered last week to assess...
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Expect thousands of ‘dual citizens’ at election time
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191020/news/expect-thousands-of-dual-citizens-at-election-time-374099.html published on 20.10.2019 on SundayTimes While the dual citizenship of presidential election...
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තර්ජනයට ලක් වී ඇති ශ්රී ලංකාවේ උරගයෝ…
තර්ජනයට ලක් වී ඇති ශ්රී ලංකාවේ උරගයෝ… Published on Vidusara science weekly on 30.10.2019 සැම වසරක ම ඔක්තෝබර් 21 වැනි දා ලෝක උරගයන්ගේ දිනය ලෙස සමරනු ලබයි. උරගයන් ගෙන් පරිසර...
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Dragonfly migration
Published on SundayTimes on 27.10.2019 The possibility of mass migratoin of dragonflies across Sri Lanka was first published by SundayTimes on 2011. It is believed the same phenomena reported last...
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Butterfly boom sees crowds of yellow visitors suddenly appear
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191117/news/butterfly-boom-sees-crowds-of-yellow-visitors-suddenly-appear-378447.html Published on SundayTimes on 17.11.2019 A swarm of Lemon Emigrants (c) Dr.Michael van der...
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From jungles to the city: Lankan wilds in perfect symphony
“Wildlife photography shouldn’t be about the ego that is attached to it. It isn’t about the equipment we use, or how many more animals we see compared to others. It is about our connection with...
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Elephant seal native to Antarctica spotted for first time in tropical Sri Lanka
Published on Mongabay on 26.11.2019 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/elephant-seal-native-to-antarctica-spotted-for-first-time-in-tropical-sri-lanka/ A juvenile southern elephant seal from the...
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Young eyes on nature
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191124/magazine/young-eyes-on-nature-379123.html published on SundayTimes on 24.11.2019 “Young Eye on Nature” the annual wildlife photography exhibition and “Kin Wild” the...
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Lester presents ‘Brush with birds’
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191201/plus/lester-presents-brush-with-birds-379757.html Published on SundayTimes on 01.12.2019 Well known wildlife artist and leading naturalist Lester Perera is getting...
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Allow Elephant Seal to rest before risky journey home back to Antarctica
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191201/news/let-it-be-free-in-our-waters-380211.html published on 01.12.2019 and...
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As nesting season begins, Sri Lanka’s olive ridley turtles face myriad threats
With the main nesting season for olive ridley sea turtles getting underway, the species faces a range of threats in the waters and beaches of Sri Lanka. The country’s navy recently rescued 32 turtles...
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Team hunted down hidden quarry in Jaffna’s rugged terrain
Remnants of war were still evident in 2014 when this team launched its search operation in the Jaffna peninsula. Members combed the territory, checking muddy marshes, waterholes, beaches, thorny scrub...
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Antarctic seal in ‘catastrophic moult’: Expert
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191208/news/antarctic-seal-in-catastrophic-moult-expert-381541.html published on SundayTimes on 08.12.2019 The southern elephant seal from Antarctic polar regions continued...
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Antarctic seal in town – Let it be free..!!
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191215/news/you-better-watch-out-antarctic-seal-in-town-382887.html published on 15.12.2019 on SundayTimes It seems the elephant seal from the Antarctic might be here for...
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Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja rainforest reserve to be quadrupled in size
The Sinharaja Forest Reserve in southern Sri Lanka will be expanded fourfold through the incorporate of surrounding forests into the protected area. The new reserve will span 36,000 hectares (88,960...
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Horrifying rise in ‘jaw bombs’ brings agonising death to jumbos
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/200223/news/horrifying-rise-in-jaw-bombs-brings-agonising-death-to-jumbos-393505.html Published on on SundayTimes on 23.02.2020 Playful baby elephants were half of...
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Fish, the ignored wildlife on our plates
On World Wildlife Day next on 03rd of March, charismatic wildlife such as endangered elephants, leopards and the vulnerable sloth bear will take the stage – but one species is routinely ignored, to...
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Jaw-breakers endangering lives of children and pets
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/200301/news/jaw-breakers-endangering-lives-of-children-and-pets-394590.html Published on SundayTimes on 01.03.2020 Jaw bombs used to harm elephants could also end up being a...
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Unsung eco-warrior gains long-due protection
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/200308/news/unsung-eco-warrior-gains-long-due-protection-395606.html published on SundayTimes 08.03.2020 Vidattaltivu mangrove forest in Mannar district (c) EFL A hugely...
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Coral dance of death: Glowing, glowing, gone
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/200315/news/coral-dance-of-death-glowing-glowing-gone-396418.html published on SundayTimes on 15.03.2020. Sri Lanka’s foremost coral expert, Arjan Rajasuriya, recently...
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