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Don’t frighten leopards out of existence
Experts urge care in human collisions with top predator Published on SundayTimes on 14.01.2018 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180114/news/dont-frighten-leopards-out-of-existence-277089.html Last week’s...
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Get on with total bottom trawling ban say conservationists
Published on SundayTimes on 28.01.2018 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180128/news/get-on-with-total-bottom-trawling-ban-say-conservationists-278835.html Sri Lanka passed laws to ban destructive bottom...
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වැඩි අවධානයක් නො ලැබෙන ශ්රී ලංකාවේ කැළෑ බළල්ලු
Published as the cover story of Vidusara on 14.02.2018. ලෝකයේ බිළාල කුලයේ සාමාජිකයන් 40 දෙනෙකි. මෙයින් 33 දෙනකු ම අයත් වන්නේ කුඩා බිළාලයන් (small wild cats) කොටසට වේ. විශාල ගණයේ බිළාල සාමාජිකයන් 7 දෙනා...
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Porpoise completes Lanka’s full hand of cetacean wonders
Sri Lankan waters are home to 30 species of marine mammals, including dugongs, whales and dolphins. Now the remaining member of the cetacean group, the porpoise, officially joins this list....
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ගෙවත්තේ රැඟුම් වැයුම් දක්වන වැලන්ටයින්ලා
Published on විදුසර 21.02.2018 as part of my series of articles ‘ගෙවත්තේ ජෛව විවිධත්වය’ [Biodiversity of Home gardens]. Click on this link to open a .pdf of the page – ගෙවත්තේ රැඟුම් වැයුම් දක්වන...
View ArticleEarth Day – Every single individual matters
#Earth_Day: Today – 22nd of April- is the ‘EARTH DAY’. Have you noticed the popular search engine Google had following as its GoogleDoodle today..? Visit the link to read Earth Day message by leading...
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Calls to protect Colombo’s urban wildlife as dead otter discovered near...
World Otter Day falls on Wednesday (May 30); but an unfortunate otter inhabiting the marshes of Kotte, close to Parliament, did not live to see this day...
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Floating lifeline to rescue dying Bar Reef
Scientists hope a line of buoys enclosing threatened sections of the Bar Reef will provide a lifeline for the dying marine sanctuary. Published on SundayTimes on 13.05.2018...
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Clicking not just a picture but a story
Amanda Samani Jayawardhana who specialises in conceptual photography to hold her maiden exhibition. Published on SundayTImes on 18.06.2018...
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කලකදී සැඟව යන ගව කොකා (Cattle Egret)
Cattle Egret is a common bird – but can you spot this bird in your area these days..? The photos show ground of University of Colombo on the morning of 26th of May 2018. There were 55 Cattle Egrets...
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Norwegian researchers sail in to probe fishing stocks
Nansen will address 38-year gap in marine surveys. Published on SundayTimes on http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180617/news/norwegian-researchers-sail-in-to-probe-fishing-stocks-298464.html The long-awaited...
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New spiders named after Enid Blyton’s goblins and brownies
Published on 01.07.2018 on SundayTimes http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180701/news/the-adventures-of-bom-chippy-snooky-and-co-300177.html With interest in books high this week with the Big Bad Wolf book sale...
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Cycling together in Palmyrah country
This year’s ‘Yathra’ organised by Eco-Friendly Volunteers (Eco-V) saw youth from the North and South getting a firsthand view of the northern environment. Published on SundayTimes on 08.07.2018...
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Cash crop or villain? Palm oil expansion debate rages
Published on SundayTimes on 08.07.2018 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180708/news/cash-crop-or-villain-palm-oil-expansion-debate-rages-301636.html “The establishment of new oil palm plantations, expansion...
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Snake Identification Service to Save Lives, Snakes
Expert sets up website to prevent human and snake deaths. Published on SundayTimes on 15.07.2018 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180715/news/how-to-keep-our-serpents-in-paradise-302412.html Hump nosed viper...
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Who needs glyphosate when friendly weeds can fight for you?
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180722/news/who-needs-glyphosate-when-friendly-weeds-can-fight-for-you-303543.html published on SundayTimes on 22.07.2018 The government last week lifted the ban on...
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The smart three-wheeler that doesn’t ‘tuk-tuk’
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180729/news/the-smart-three-wheeler-that-doesnt-tuk-tuk-304677.html Published on SundayTimes on 29.07.2018 An electric three-wheeler with a Lankan heart and a Japanese soul is...
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Whip-tailed marine beauty spotted in Menik Ganga
Yala is a paradise for spotted animals such as leopard and deer, but the spotty creature found last week in the Manik Ganga near Kosgasmankada was unusual. Published on SundayTimes on 26.08.2018...
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Brutal harvesting of gal siyambala treat leaves sour taste
With the gal siyambala season at its height experts are warning that unsustainable harvesting methods are pushing the fruit tree towards extinction while prices for the product have soared. Published...
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Heaven’s death traps
Runaway kites prove fatal for unwary birds – published on SundayTimes on 16.09.2018 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/180916/news/heavens-death-traps-311589.html The sight of kites flying high in the skies...
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