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Everyone is asked to stay home as a measure to slow down spread of COVID19. The situation is bad, but should we spend time glued to TV, Computer or to mobile phones browsing through the social media...
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New assessment shows Sri Lanka’s amphibians being pushed to the brink
A recent global IUCN Red List assessment of the amphibians of Sri Lanka has highlighted that 72 of them are threatened with extinction, with 20 critically endangered. Evaluators identified the rapid...
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කොරෝනා අතරේ උදාවූ ගෙවත්තේ කුරුල්ලන් ගේ දොරට වඩින සමය
Published on Vidusara on 27.May.2020 http://www.vidusara.com/2020/05/27/viduindex.htm corona-bird-breedingDownload සෑම වසරකම මේ කාර්තුව ගෙවතු ආශ්‍රිතව හමුවන බොහෝමයක් කුරුල්ලන් ගේ සුවදි සමයේ අවසාන...
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කොරෝනා මැදත් දුරකතර ගෙවා ගෙවත්තටම පියඹා එන නිහැරි කුරුල්ලෝ
Published on Vidusara 21.10.2020 – click her for the .pdf Download කොරෝනා බිය නිසා ගුවන් තොටුපළ ට එන්නේ සිමා සහිත ගුවන් යානා කිහිපයක් පමණි. සංචාරකයන් ට විසා නිකුත් කිරීම තවමත් අරඹා නැත. විශේෂ අවසර...
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As decade of Ocean Science starts, scientists urge to end silo approach to...
Published on SundayTimes on 21.02.2021 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210221/news/end-silo-approach-to-marine-research-scientist-urges-433244.html It is to Sri Lanka’s credit that there are so many bodies...
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Experts urge not to do ineffective elephant drives to solve the human...
Let science drive the solutions, president told Published on SundayTimes on 14.03.2021 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210314/news/no-more-chasing-of-non-problem-elephants-into-wilpattu-experts-436244.html...
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Bid to protect your favourite fish ‘kelawalla’, but IOTC is tangled in a net
Published on SundayTimes on 21.03.2021 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210321/news/bid-to-protect-your-favourite-fish-kelawalla-but-iotc-is-tangled-in-a-net-437003.html While the Indian Ocean’s yellowfin...
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WildLanka symposium brings wildlife researchers and experts together
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210502/news/jaw-bomb-success-story-shines-as-wild-lanka-treasures-441942.html published on SundayTimes on 21.05.2021 WildLanka symposium is held online steered by a panel of...
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Ring around the sun a marvel if not a miracle
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210801/news/ring-around-the-sun-a-marvel-if-not-a-miracle-451156.html published on SundayTimes on 01.08.2021 Nobody knows who spotted it first but news of an iridescent ring...
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Rare sighting of ocean-glider
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210912/news/rare-sighting-of-ocean-glider-454946.html Published on SundayTimes on 12.09.2021 A seafaring bird has been swept up into Sri Lanka amid the recent stormy weather...
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වැසි දිනකදී ඔබේ ගෙවත්ත
This is an article published in Vidusara Science Weekly on 06.10.2021. The article focuses on some of the changes that can be expected to observe in your home gardens. කාලගුණ යේ වෙනසක් නිසා පසු ගිය...
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High above icy peaks, a bird tagged in Mannar makes a heroic flight
A common bird found in coastal Sri Lanka during the early part of the year has for the first time been tracked on its heroic flight high above the Himalayan mountains after being fitted with an...
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Blowing in the wind – silky threads of flying spiders cause mystery
Published on SundayTimes on 17.10.2021 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211017/news/blowing-in-the-wind-silky-threads-of-flying-spiders-cause-wonder-458789.html Earlier this month, people in areas such as...
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Follow the butterfly: Rediscovery of ‘extinct’ plants highlights Sri Lanka’s...
The latest edition of Sri Lanka’s red list of native plants shows that nearly half of the assessed species are threatened with extinction, a higher number than in the previous edition from 2012.There...
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Lest we forget these ‘out of sight’ creatures
A new coffee table book on Sri Lanka’s wild cats– Phantoms of the Night, hopes to trigger public attention on these rarely spotted animals. Published on SundayTimes on 05.12.2021...
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Satellite-tracked gull reveals migratory secrets
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/news/satellite-tracked-gull-reveals-migratory-secrets-464385.html Published on SundayTimes 05.12.2021 This Heuglin’s Gull has become the first migratory bird to Sri...
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For Christmas, a star of wondrous beauty bright
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/211219/news/for-christmas-a-star-of-wondrous-beauty-bright-466209.html published on SundayTimes on 19.12.2021 Leonard’s comet code named as C_2021_A1 (c) Bayfordbury...
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Humpback family revives Mirissa tourism hopes
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/211219/news/humpback-family-revives-mirissa-tourism-hopes-466061.html This article was published on SundayTimes on 19.12.2021 A family of humpback whales are rarely seen in...
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If you are climbing Sri Pada be kind to nature, urge environmentalists
File pic of crowds thronging Sri Pada https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220116/news/if-you-are-climbing-sri-pada-be-kind-to-nature-urge-environmentalists-469211.html published on 16.01.2022 As this long...
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Long-legged, gregarious, pink birds colour the landscape
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220123/news/long-legged-gregarious-pink-birds-colour-the-landscape-469705.html Published on SundayTimes on 23.01.2022. Pix by Mevan Piyasena A flamingo colony of about 5,000...
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