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වැසි දිනකදී ඔබේ ගෙවත්ත
This is an article published in Vidusara Science Weekly on 06.10.2021. The article focuses on some of the changes that can be expected to observe in your home gardens. කාලගුණ යේ වෙනසක් නිසා පසු ගිය...
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High above icy peaks, a bird tagged in Mannar makes a heroic flight
A common bird found in coastal Sri Lanka during the early part of the year has for the first time been tracked on its heroic flight high above the Himalayan mountains after being fitted with an...
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Blowing in the wind – silky threads of flying spiders cause mystery
Published on SundayTimes on 17.10.2021 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/211017/news/blowing-in-the-wind-silky-threads-of-flying-spiders-cause-wonder-458789.html Earlier this month, people in areas such as...
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Follow the butterfly: Rediscovery of ‘extinct’ plants highlights Sri Lanka’s...
The latest edition of Sri Lanka’s red list of native plants shows that nearly half of the assessed species are threatened with extinction, a higher number than in the previous edition from 2012.There...
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Lest we forget these ‘out of sight’ creatures
A new coffee table book on Sri Lanka’s wild cats– Phantoms of the Night, hopes to trigger public attention on these rarely spotted animals. Published on SundayTimes on 05.12.2021...
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Satellite-tracked gull reveals migratory secrets
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/211205/news/satellite-tracked-gull-reveals-migratory-secrets-464385.html Published on SundayTimes 05.12.2021 This Heuglin’s Gull has become the first migratory bird to Sri...
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For Christmas, a star of wondrous beauty bright
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/211219/news/for-christmas-a-star-of-wondrous-beauty-bright-466209.html published on SundayTimes on 19.12.2021 Leonard’s comet code named as C_2021_A1 (c) Bayfordbury...
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Humpback family revives Mirissa tourism hopes
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/211219/news/humpback-family-revives-mirissa-tourism-hopes-466061.html This article was published on SundayTimes on 19.12.2021 A family of humpback whales are rarely seen in...
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If you are climbing Sri Pada be kind to nature, urge environmentalists
File pic of crowds thronging Sri Pada https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220116/news/if-you-are-climbing-sri-pada-be-kind-to-nature-urge-environmentalists-469211.html published on 16.01.2022 As this long...
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Long-legged, gregarious, pink birds colour the landscape
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220123/news/long-legged-gregarious-pink-birds-colour-the-landscape-469705.html Published on SundayTimes on 23.01.2022. Pix by Mevan Piyasena A flamingo colony of about 5,000...
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Illegal feeding blamed for three elephant attacks in Yala
Talks of translocation; WNPS President says close the park temporarily if needed but let the animals remain in their home. Published on the SundayTimes on 13.02.2022...
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Govt. to expand vessel monitoring as Lankan fishermen continue to fish in...
Published on SundayTimes on 27.02.2022 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220227/news/govt-to-expand-vessel-monitoring-as-lankan-fishermen-continue-to-fish-in-foreign-waters-474348.html The multi-day fishing...
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Pigeon orchid blooms adding fragrance to the grumpy moods
While the economic hardships, fuel shortages and power cuts add a gloomy undertone, nature however, looks to reconcile troubled minds adding fragrance to gardens in many areas through the blooming of...
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Fuel crisis a chance to create tracks for pedal power
Published on SundayTimes on https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220424/news/fuel-crisis-a-chance-to-create-tracks-for-pedal-power-480760.html Senior manager of the Nations Trust Bank Wattala branch, Ruwan...
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Accident claims life of another zoo animal — motherless orangutan drowns
Published on SundayTimes on 01.05.2022 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220501/news/careless-zoo-claims-another-life-motherless-orangutan-drowns-481418.html The Dehiwala zoo’s baby orangutan, aged about...
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Sri Lankan ‘Kaputas’ introduced to other lands become ‘Panty thieves’
Published on SundayTimes on 01.05.2022 https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220501/news/opportunist-thieving-native-kaputa-a-menace-in-other-lands-481353.html According to a news report, several Malaysian women...
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Endangered 800kg giant manta ray, worth ‘more alive than dead’
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220508/news/endangered-800kg-giant-manta-ray-worth-more-alive-than-dead-481968.html Published on SundayTimes on 08.05.2022 It is a difficult time for everyone, so the...
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Role of oceans in human lives discussed
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/220612/news/role-of-oceans-in-human-lives-discussed-485673.html Published on SundayTimes on 12.06.2022 The sandy beaches look like barren wastelands, but as you enter the...
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Protected areas not exempt as blast fishing blows up in Sri Lanka
Published on Mongabay on 12.07.2022 https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/protected-areas-not-exempt-as-blast-fishing-blows-up-in-sri-lanka/ Blast fishing is widely practiced in the seas around Sri Lanka,...
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In Sri Lanka, a waterbird flips the parenting paradigm on its head
Pheasant-tailed jacanas practice a system of polyandry that sees each female maintain a “harem” of males, each tasked with looking after a clutch of eggs.That’s led to unusual parenting roles that see...
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