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As nesting season begins, Sri Lanka’s olive ridley turtles face myriad threats
With the main nesting season for olive ridley sea turtles getting underway, the species faces a range of threats in the waters and beaches of Sri Lanka. The country’s navy recently rescued 32 turtles...
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Team hunted down hidden quarry in Jaffna’s rugged terrain
Remnants of war were still evident in 2014 when this team launched its search operation in the Jaffna peninsula. Members combed the territory, checking muddy marshes, waterholes, beaches, thorny scrub...
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Antarctic seal in ‘catastrophic moult’: Expert
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191208/news/antarctic-seal-in-catastrophic-moult-expert-381541.html published on SundayTimes on 08.12.2019 The southern elephant seal from Antarctic polar regions continued...
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Antarctic seal in town – Let it be free..!!
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/191215/news/you-better-watch-out-antarctic-seal-in-town-382887.html published on 15.12.2019 on SundayTimes It seems the elephant seal from the Antarctic might be here for...
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Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja rainforest reserve to be quadrupled in size
The Sinharaja Forest Reserve in southern Sri Lanka will be expanded fourfold through the incorporate of surrounding forests into the protected area. The new reserve will span 36,000 hectares (88,960...
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Horrifying rise in ‘jaw bombs’ brings agonising death to jumbos
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/200223/news/horrifying-rise-in-jaw-bombs-brings-agonising-death-to-jumbos-393505.html Published on on SundayTimes on 23.02.2020 Playful baby elephants were half of...
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Fish, the ignored wildlife on our plates
On World Wildlife Day next on 03rd of March, charismatic wildlife such as endangered elephants, leopards and the vulnerable sloth bear will take the stage – but one species is routinely ignored, to...
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Jaw-breakers endangering lives of children and pets
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/200301/news/jaw-breakers-endangering-lives-of-children-and-pets-394590.html Published on SundayTimes on 01.03.2020 Jaw bombs used to harm elephants could also end up being a...
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Unsung eco-warrior gains long-due protection
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/200308/news/unsung-eco-warrior-gains-long-due-protection-395606.html published on SundayTimes 08.03.2020 Vidattaltivu mangrove forest in Mannar district (c) EFL A hugely...
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Coral dance of death: Glowing, glowing, gone
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/200315/news/coral-dance-of-death-glowing-glowing-gone-396418.html published on SundayTimes on 15.03.2020. Sri Lanka’s foremost coral expert, Arjan Rajasuriya, recently...
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කොරෝනාවට ගෙදර හිර වෙන කාලය, ගෙවත්තට ම යොමු කරමු
Everyone is asked to stay home as a measure to slow down spread of COVID19. The situation is bad, but should we spend time glued to TV, Computer or to mobile phones browsing through the social media...
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New assessment shows Sri Lanka’s amphibians being pushed to the brink
A recent global IUCN Red List assessment of the amphibians of Sri Lanka has highlighted that 72 of them are threatened with extinction, with 20 critically endangered. Evaluators identified the rapid...
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කොරෝනා අතරේ උදාවූ ගෙවත්තේ කුරුල්ලන් ගේ දොරට වඩින සමය
Published on Vidusara on 27.May.2020 http://www.vidusara.com/2020/05/27/viduindex.htm corona-bird-breedingDownload සෑම වසරකම මේ කාර්තුව ගෙවතු ආශ්රිතව හමුවන බොහෝමයක් කුරුල්ලන් ගේ සුවදි සමයේ අවසාන...
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කොරෝනා මැදත් දුරකතර ගෙවා ගෙවත්තටම පියඹා එන නිහැරි කුරුල්ලෝ
Published on Vidusara 21.10.2020 – click her for the .pdf Download කොරෝනා බිය නිසා ගුවන් තොටුපළ ට එන්නේ සිමා සහිත ගුවන් යානා කිහිපයක් පමණි. සංචාරකයන් ට විසා නිකුත් කිරීම තවමත් අරඹා නැත. විශේෂ අවසර...
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As decade of Ocean Science starts, scientists urge to end silo approach to...
Published on SundayTimes on 21.02.2021 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210221/news/end-silo-approach-to-marine-research-scientist-urges-433244.html It is to Sri Lanka’s credit that there are so many bodies...
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Experts urge not to do ineffective elephant drives to solve the human...
Let science drive the solutions, president told Published on SundayTimes on 14.03.2021 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210314/news/no-more-chasing-of-non-problem-elephants-into-wilpattu-experts-436244.html...
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Bid to protect your favourite fish ‘kelawalla’, but IOTC is tangled in a net
Published on SundayTimes on 21.03.2021 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210321/news/bid-to-protect-your-favourite-fish-kelawalla-but-iotc-is-tangled-in-a-net-437003.html While the Indian Ocean’s yellowfin...
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WildLanka symposium brings wildlife researchers and experts together
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210502/news/jaw-bomb-success-story-shines-as-wild-lanka-treasures-441942.html published on SundayTimes on 21.05.2021 WildLanka symposium is held online steered by a panel of...
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Ring around the sun a marvel if not a miracle
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210801/news/ring-around-the-sun-a-marvel-if-not-a-miracle-451156.html published on SundayTimes on 01.08.2021 Nobody knows who spotted it first but news of an iridescent ring...
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Rare sighting of ocean-glider
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210912/news/rare-sighting-of-ocean-glider-454946.html Published on SundayTimes on 12.09.2021 A seafaring bird has been swept up into Sri Lanka amid the recent stormy weather...
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