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Illegally kept baby elephant found from temple
An elephant calf being kept in the temple premises of popular monk Uduwe Dhammaloka without a license has been raided by a team of Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) officers on the evening of...
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Protect rivers from Sand Mining – environmentalists welcome president’s moves
President Maithripala Sirisena, who himself took on the Environment portfolio, will halt sand mining in Polonnaruwa from today (February 1). He has also ordered his officials to evaluate sustainable...
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New book on Freshwater Fish
A new book on Freshwater Fish of Sri Lanka has been launched few days ago. The book contains more than 300 photographs of all the 92 different Freshwater fish that record in Sri Lanka except for...
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Two froggy sisters make news
The Kandyan Dwarf Toad, dubbed the world’s rarest toad, has become a more select amphibian with the discovery that it shares its genus with only one other species, not two as previously thought. The...
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‘Weli katussa’ species unique to Sri Lanka
Three young researchers have determined that Sri Lanka has its own species of fan-throated lizards – creatures that puff out an extraordinary frill around their throats to warn off intruders – and that...
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..beneath the Vesak Full Moon…!!
Today is Vesak. I was up until late last night trying to complete the Vesak Lanterns. Then I spot Vesak Full Moon- The sky was clear and the whole area was glowing with the light spreading by the moon...
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The buzzing Vesak decoration on the 6th floor
Decorations adorn many buildings at Vesak – but the staff of an office in Dehiwela found a special decoration covering one of their 6th floor The curtain of bees covering the Dehiwela office building...
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Lanka safe from major quakes but “home” plate is splitting
Geologists claim Sri Lanka has very little chance of experiencing a major earthquake but point out the importance of preparedness given the disaster in Nepal. A bulldozer clears debris from collapsed...
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Plans to setup National Parks at North
Conservationists plan for setup new National Parks. Also stresses the importance of genuine and thorough protection for these areas and not simply labelling them “national parks”. The government has...
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Energy – Make it Bird Friendly..!!
On World Migratory Bird Day this weekend (9-10 of May), Sri Lanka celebrates the 200 birds that migrate to the island annually and become an important part of this country’s biodiversity. These birds...
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Tour of Trees in Colombo
Today morning (17th.May) the National Trust Sri Lanka (NTSL) conducted a Tour of Trees in Colombo making the participants aware of the varied selection of large trees that are hardly noticed within the...
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Sri Lanka still a hub for seahorse trade?
The 60kg of dried seahorses that two Chinese were attempting to smuggle out of Sri Lanka last week were intended to satisfy the myth of aphrodisiacal benefits that seals the fate of 150 million wild...
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Celebrating Biodiversity with කොස් කොත්තු &පොළොස් කට්ලට්
The world celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity each year on 22nd of May. In Sri Lanka atleast 3 events were held to mark this important day paying attention to the Earth’s Biological...
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Patience, passion and moments like these
With his camera as his constant companion, Riaz Cader’s love for wildlife has taken him places. Catch his maiden photography exhibition Eye on the Wild, on May 30, 31 at the Lionel Wendt Time to...
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..beneath Ramazan’s Crescent Moon..!!
My little daughter who enjoys watching the moon every night paid my attention today to the Crescent Moon appeared on the cloudy sky. It also reminded me that today is the Ramazan Festival as celebrated...
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Customs seize large haul of live tortoises at airport
For the second time this month, the customs Biodiversity Protection Unit has seized a consignment of live tortoises attempted to be smuggled out to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia through Katunayake...
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Environmentalists fight Wilpattu clearance in court
On 4th of August, it was reported that The Court of Appeal issued notice on Minister Rishad Bathiudeen to appear in court on September 16 following a writ petition filed against illegal removal of...
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Innocent animals die because we speed through their habitat
A doe and her fawn were killed last week by a speeding vehicle near Yala. Although roadkill is frequent in wilderness areas this accident brought tears to all those who shared the images of helpless...
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A roar of protest has gone up from animal lovers at a plan to transfer four young sloth bears under the guardianship of Department of Wildlife to the National Zoological Gardens, with calls for the...
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Youths band together to protect elusive fishing cat
On the heels of last week’s story of innocent animals dying in collisions with speeding vehicles is a positive report of young people erecting road signs to prevent Sri Lanka’s second-largest wild cat...
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