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In other news: Environmental stories from Sri Lanka, week ending Oct 7, 2018
Red-eared terrapin: Evasive and Invasive http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2018/10/07/red-eared-terrapin-evasive-and-invasive Environmentalists argue immediate action is necessary to control an exotic pet...
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19m Lankans face financial hit from climate change by 2050
Living standards in the Northern and North-Western provinces will be badly affected by changing climate and the economic engine of the Western Province will also falter, according to a World Bank study...
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Move to declare open season on wild boar despite warnings
The collateral damage of increased wild boar hunting would be high. Published on SundayTimes 07.10.2018 on...
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Attempt to ‘Rescue’ wild cat babies could backfire
Two wild cat cubs were found in a tree cavity several days ago by workers at the Bogawantalawa tea estate. The mother could not be spotted so the workers carefully took the cubs away, thinking they had...
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Science puts Lanka in headlines for all the right reasons
While power-greedy politicians vociferously tarnish the image of country through their undemocratic fights, scientists silently bring some dignity to the name of Sri Lanka. Marine biologist Asha de Vos...
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Savour and save the beauty of Mannar: A clarion call through pictures
Northern Sri Lanka’s beauty eluded the third eye of nature photographers for a long time because of security issues. But with restrictions eased after the war, well known wildlife photographers Thilak...
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Sri Lanka attends first-ever global summit on sustainable blue economy
Published on SundayTimes 09.12.2018 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/181209/news/sri-lanka-attends-first-ever-global-summit-on-sustainable-blue-economy-323968.html From the Blue Economy Conference (c)...
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Use forensic science to drag Mugalan’s killers into court
Top expert urges rethink on wildlife crime investigation. Published on SundayTimes on 09.12.2018...
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Getting to know all about those flitting beauties
Blue Pansy (Female) Adam’s Peak is known as ‘Samanala Kanda’ (Butterfly Mountain) because large numbers of butterflies fly towards it during the pilgrim season. According to folklore these butterflies...
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New Year 2019 – Wishing a Natureful New Year..!!
May the new year 2019 be a good one for the environment..!!
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Count the birds: Public urged to join global initiative
Published on SundayTimes on 17.02.2019 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190217/news/count-the-birds-public-urged-to-join-global-initiative-336547.html As the annual initiative, Great Backyard Bird Count...
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නොනගතයේ කුරුළු නැරඹුම –අලුත් අවුරුදු නැකත් මායිම් නොකළ පිලිහුඩු දෙමාපියෝ
Sinhala/Tamil new year (Aluth Avurudu) is a main cultural event in Sri Lanka. Inorder to spend a ‘Natureful new year’, I stepped out to enjoy birds in our garden along with my daughter on morning of...
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අලුත් අවුරුදු දා ගෙවත්තට නෑගම් ආ කර පටි කන් බස්සෝ
Collared Scops Owl is probably the most wide spread owl species in Sri Lanka. They are common in home gardens and Jayathri Dias observed a family of owls just a day after the Sinhala/Tamil new year in...
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International scientists to meet in Lanka on tropics crisis
International scientists will meet in Sri Lanka in September to discuss saving life forms in the tropics, where 80 per cent of all species live and where the greatest threats to biodiversity lie....
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ගෙවතු කුරුල්ලන් ගේ දොරට වඩින සමය
From Feb/March to May; lots of garden bird species breed. Observation of these nests (ofcourse with care without disturb them) are an interesting activity that makes you more closer to nature. This...
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වෙසක් සැරසිලි මැද සුවසේ නිදා ගත් බට්ටිච්චා
I first observed that a Tailor Bird sleeps on an ornamental plant hanging from upstairs. The bird continues to sleep on this place upto today (i.e.29th June). Tailor bird puffs its feathers and tuck...
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Tiny orchid with the name of a giant
Published on SundayTimes on 14.04.2019 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190414/news/tiny-orchid-with-the-name-of-a-giant-345337.html April is the month of flowers and there is no better time to announce that...
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Nittaewo – Is it a bear, a monkey or Sri Lanka’s own Hobbit?
Published on SundayTimes on 31.03.2019 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/190331/news/is-it-a-bear-a-monkey-or-sri-lankas-own-hobbit-343247.html Purported encounters with Nittaewo, the legendary dwarf men of...
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Deadlier than guns: Explosive bait haunts Sri Lanka’s elephants
Published on Mongabay 20.June.2019 https://news.mongabay.com/2019/06/deadlier-than-guns-explosive-bait-haunts-sri-lankas-elephants/ Elephant calf with a damaged mouth trying to drink water (c)...
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Create ocean science ‘champions’ to boost nation’s security
Sri Lanka needs to understand how critical the resources of the ocean are to an island nation’s security and end its centuries’-old apathy about protecting its maritime base, leading scientists told a...
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