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Lanka underlines science-based development at Colombo symposium

Published on SundayTimes on 11.09.2016 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160911/news/lanka-underlines-science-based-development-at-colombo-symposium-208306.html A three-day symposium on “Science and Technology...

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Dream big, major science forum urges Govt.

Shehan Rathnavale of COSTI presenting the Colombo Resolution at STS Forum 2016 Published on SundayTimes on...

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They have flown a long way – be kind

Published on SundayTimes on 30.10.2016 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161030/news/they-have-flown-a-long-way-be-kind-215495.html As the bird migration season begins, experts are urging the public to watch...

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Prehistoric man stirs to life as scientists find clues to the past in ancient...

Our pre-historic humans took refuge in caves that hide many secrets that are helping archaeologists piece together how humans evolved thousands of years ago, the respected archaeologist, Professor Raj...

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VIP migrants find haven in Colombo wetlands

This is the bird migration season and the remaining wetlands around Colombo are attracting some special migrant birds, particularly in the wetlands around Thalawathugoda. While testing his new camera,...

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Don’t monkey around with our monkeys

Published on SundayTimes on 20.11.2016 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161120/news/dont-monkey-around-with-our-monkeys-217561.html . Having a feast: Coconuts and bananas not spared. Photos by Rukmal...

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Land grabbers eye unprotected forests around Sinharaja

Published on SundayTimes on 23.10.2016 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161023/news/land-grabbers-eye-unprotected-forests-around-sinharaja-213439.html Protect these LRC forests immediately – environmental...

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Rare night heron found exhausted

A Malayan night heron, a rare migrant bird, appeared in a garden in Thimbirigasyaya this week, spotted by Rajini Jayawardena who lives in Siripa Road last Sunday night. “It was a relatively large bird...

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It’s scorpion season – but don’t scream and squash them all

14 of Lanka’s 18 scorpions are endemic and some are rare The female red scorpion was found in Jaffna under the pillow of a sting victim and sent to Peradeniya University for identification and has now...

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Kind hearts and a bedraggled crow

As Colombo received torrential rain this week, humans, animals and birds managed to rush to some sort of shelter, be it under a roof or in the thick foliage of a tree – all except a particular crow....

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Stitching together a love for needlework and the wilds

The joy of needlework as a hobby never left Samanthi Gamage. She also loves wildlife and so she began stitching images of birds, bears, trees and much more. Samanthi will now showcase her work at...

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Pollution hotspots along Kelani mapped

Communities trained as monitors to prevent another oil spill disaster  Waste on the river bank All the main pollution sources along the Kelani River have been mapped by the Environmental Foundation...

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Don’t trash nature’s gifts, wildlife experts plead

Birds; victims of careless garbage dumping by us humans. Pix by Sumith Bandara Reckless disposal of garbage in our localities can put precious bird life in peril as two recent incidents...

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Mini-hydro’s power bulldozes Athwelthota ecology concerns

Environmentalists say yet another mini-hydro power project approved this week overlooks the irreparable damage being done to ecologically-sensitive areas in the country.But enviromental authorities...

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Curious humans take upside down view of orange-hued flyer

Beauty becomes a curse – a painted bat becomes a public attraction in Eppawala, Madiyawa 2012 – pure harrasment to the little creature (c) Internet An attractive bat that is rearely seen, is best left...

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Whiskered native – handle with care

New Catfish Mystus nanus In this season of giving, scientists studying biodiversity at the University of Peradeniya have offered Sri Lanka a gift that generations will want to remember – two new...

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Yala elephant gulps tourist’s bag with money and travel docs

December 2012: Gemunu looking for food Gemunu, Yala National park’s iconic tusker has a bad habit of stealing food from visitors. What initially started off as begging for food, with time Gemunu...

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Time ticks by for tragic painted-snipe chicks

Wild and free – time in the outdoors for the orphaned chicks. Published on SundayTimes on 25.12.2016 http://www.sundaytimes.lk/161225/news/time-ticks-by-for-tragic-painted-snipe-chicks-221787.html...

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Tsunami alarm network makes island feel safe than sorry

Prof. Samantha Hettiarachchi Sri Lanka will never be fully protected from a tsunami, but at least people can feel  safer than in 2004, when 36,000 Sri Lankans who perished had not been warned even...

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The slithery unwelcome stranger and a pipe snake that escaped death

The Pipe Snake rescued from Deniyaya. Pic by Minuwan Shri Premasinghe Holidaymakers in Nuwara Eliya this season were in for a rude shock when a strange slithery visitor was spotted at the iconic Lake...

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