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Owl saved from drowning, flies away after TLC
Published on SundayTimes on 18.08.2024 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240818/news/owl-saved-from-drowning-flies-away-after-tlc-567938.html While staying at a tourist bungalow near Wasgamuwa recently, IT...
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The world’s fastest bird that rules the skies of Colombo
Published on SundayTimes on 25.08.2024 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240825/news/the-worlds-fastest-bird-that-rules-the-skies-of-colombo-568588.html Ardent birdwatcher Priyanath Kotalawela often visits...
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Vast crowds take the joy out of elephant attraction
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240901/news/vast-crowds-take-the-joy-out-of-elephant-attraction-569844.html Published on SundayTimes on 01.09.2024 The Elephant Transit Home (ETH) in Udawalawe is a big...
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Post-harvest losses: Fresh leadership and a new initiative
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240929/news/post-harvest-losses-fresh-leadership-and-a-new-initiative-572692.html Published on SundayTimes on 29.09.2024 In the fertile lands of Nuwara Eliya, farmers...
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Call to Empower Kids to Connect with Nature to Break Digital Addictions
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240929/news/environmentalists-say-kidnaturalist-programme-best-answer-to-draw-children-away-from-digital-addiction-572766.html published on SundayTimes on 29.09.2024 As...
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Panadura’s tailless dolphin exposes bycatch brutality
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/241006/news/panaduras-tailless-dolphin-exposes-bycatch-brutality-573455.html Published on SundayTimes on 06.10.2024 On Friday, October 4, a dolphin carcass washed ashore on...
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Look out for exhausted ‘Avichchiyas’
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/241020/news/look-out-for-exhausted-pittas-574634.html published on SundayTimes on 20.10.2024 As the southernmost landmass along the Central Asian Flyway for migratory birds,...
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Young zoologists on an artistic foray
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/241027/news/young-zoologists-on-an-artistic-foray-575372.html published on SundayTimes on 27.10.2024 Operating from the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala, the Young...
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Deepavali celebrations draw together all faiths at Walpola Rahula Institute
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/241103/news/deepavali-celebrations-draw-together-all-faiths-at-walpola-rahula-institute-576027.html Published on 03.11.2024 The Hindus of Sri Lanka and around the world...
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Sudden algal bloom dealt death blow to Trinco’s triggerfish
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/241110/news/sudden-algal-bloom-dealt-death-blow-to-trincos-triggerfish-577483.html published on SundayTimes on 10.11.2024 Thousands of dead triggerfish found washed ashore...
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Rare daytime hunter shows importance of urban biodiversity
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250119/news/rare-daytime-hunter-shows-importance-of-urban-biodiversity-585077.html Published in the SundayTimes on 10.01.2025 A rare migrant bird has been sighted in Sri...
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Pets or pests: Our arboreal acrobats have their day
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250126/news/pets-or-pests-our-arboreal-acrobats-have-their-day-585789.html published on SundayTimes on 26.01.2025 With their cuddly, baby-like faces, energetic dashes...
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Sightings of elusive golden jackal underline importance of Colombo’s wetlands
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250216/news/sightings-of-elusive-golden-jackal-underline-importance-of-colombos-wetlands-587841.html published on SundayTimes 16.02.2025 Recently, the wetlands of Thalangama...
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New spiders named after ‘Village in the Jungle’ characters
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250223/news/new-spiders-named-after-village-in-the-jungle-characters-588723.html published on SundayTimes on 23.02.2025 Sri Lanka’s rich biodiversity has once again proven...
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Roadkills: A pressing wildlife concern
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250302/news/roadkills-a-pressing-wildlife-concern-589396.html published on SundayTimes 02.03.2025 It was a misty morning in Haputale on mid-February and Prof. Kapila...
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බින්කුන්ඩා – A lot more to dig up on nature’s sand artist
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250309/news/a-lot-more-to-dig-up-on-natures-sand-artist-591374.html published on SundayTimes on 09.03.2025 Long before smartphones and televisions dictated pastimes,...
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Elephant tusk-loss in bizarre accident highlights growing road danger
Search for injured tusker believed to be Sumedha proves futile https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250309/news/elephant-tusk-loss-in-bizarre-accident-highlights-growing-road-danger-591395.html published on...
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Warmer oceans, acidification endanger Sri Lanka’s maritime heritage
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250330/news/warmer-oceans-acidification-endanger-sri-lankas-maritime-heritage-593710.html published on SundayTimes on 30.03.2025 Sri Lanka’s waters are home to over 200...
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Sweltering conditions put young lives and learning at risk
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250330/news/sweltering-conditions-put-young-lives-and-learning-at-risk-593689.html published on SundayTimes on 30.03.2025 Although the annual school sports events concluded...
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Sinharaja loner checks in and goes about on its rounds
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/250420/news/sinharaja-loner-checks-in-and-goes-about-on-its-rounds-595118.html published on SundayTimes on 20.04.2025 As Sri Lanka prepared for Avurudu festivities, an...
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