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Wildlife enthusiasts become foster parents to 20 crocs
Many are the negative stories reported regarding conservation of animals, especially that of reptiles. But proving this trend wrong, a group of wildlife enthusiasts hatched a clutch of crocodile eggs...
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Sri Lanka’s Spiny Eel has slipped away, maybe forever
The Sri Lanka Spiny Eel, a freshwater fish that was common in the early ’80s is probably now extinct. This was revealed by Prof.Devake Weerakoon delivering a talk on the Red List, at an event organised...
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Young Zoologists bring out the beauty of the wild
The annual wildlife art exhibition together with the wildlife photographic exhibition by the Young Zoologists Association (YZA) will be held this week. ‘Kin Wild’ -the exhibition of wildlife paintings...
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Large haul of Red Sandalwood seized by Customs
A large haul of Red Sandalwood (rath handun – රත් හදුන්) shipment has been seized by Sri Lanka customs this week. Based on a tip received by customs, the container which has been declared as sanitary...
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In pursuit of the wild and elusive
Photographs of charismatic animals like leopards and elephants are the most popular; but Sri Lankan jungles are home to a wide array of creatures that need patience to spot. Following their trails for...
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Ninja tadpoles against the dengue menace
The croaking sounds of frogs after rain, so common a decade ago, is now drowned by the whine of mosquitoes, and new research suggests that the decline in tadpole stocks [can also contribute in rise of...
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Mammoth book on our mammals
A little known fact is that Sri Lanka is home to 125 Mammalian species. Much has been written about elephants, leopards and even on primates individually, but after W.W.A. Philips’ review of Sri...
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Care for a bear? Villagers pluck terrified animal from tall tree
An epic rescue mission this week to save a sloth bear screaming in pain from a poacher’s wire trap stands in glad contrast to news of threatened species – such as the recent case of a black leopard –...
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Researchers gift 3 new endemic fish to Sri Lanka’s biodiversity
Santa comes with gifts in the festive season – and this is for all of us: researchers have gifted three new species of fish to add to the already impressive list of freshwater fish in Sri Lanka,...
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Ankutta join list of endemic fish
Sri Lanka is home to four species of Ankutta or catfish. One, scientifically classified as Mystus keletius, has been identified as a species native to both Sri Lanka and India, but new analysis by Dr....
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Welcome the New Year listening to the ‘Nature’
In the soft dawn of a New Year, a sweet sound will steal your heart For the many preparing to see in 2014 to the booming sound of rock bands and firecrackers the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka...
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Born free and soon they’ll live free under care
Wild ponies and donkeys are now our own, says Dept. After centuries of cruel neglect the feral donkeys of Puttalam and Mannar and the famous wild ponies of Delft are to receive care, with a 100-acre...
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Tony the chimp bites the hand that fed him
A chimp raised by zoo caretakers since its birth in 1999, after its mother refused to feed it, caused an upset this week when it bit off a finger of its beloved foster-father, Thilak Pushpakumara. Tony...
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Largest day gecko the first on 2014 endemic new species list
A gecko has become the first creature in 2014 to join the impressive list of endemic species of Sri Lanka. The new species, discovered in Rammalakanda forest, has been named Rammale day gecko (Rammale...
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Attempt to snatch baby elephant from wild
Cries all night from the jungle alerted villagers..!! Hearing a baby elephant’s cries from the forest all Tuesday night, villagers called wildlife officials who thwarted an attempt to snatch the baby...
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Wallapatta agarwood the new illegal million-rupee racket
An attempt to smuggle out wallapatta agarwood worth Rs. 12 million was prevented by vigilant Customs officers last week. The offender had 16.8kg of the substance concealed in his baggage, Samantha...
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Beaked whale with Sinhala name retakes its place in history
Push to honour Prof. P.E.P. Deraniyagala for his research This week, an enigmatic whale first described studying a specimen found in Sri Lanka has been reclassified as a new marine mammal species. The...
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Provinces get their own butterflies
Everybody loves a butterfly and perhaps Sri Lankans more than most: four years after the Sri Lanka Birdwing was declared the national butterfly each of the nine provinces are to get their own...
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War for water in Kithulgala
Rafters protest hydro project that dams their livelihood Kithulgala is Sri Lanka’s premier white-water rafting location but a hydro-power project threatens the future of this tourist attraction. The...
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World Water Day – Day01
The theme of the World Water Day (22nd of March) this year is ‘Water and Energy’. With the aim of raising awareness on the subject, a 2 day workshop has been organized inline with World Water Day (WWD)...
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