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...
View ArticleDream big, major science forum urges Govt.
Shehan Rathnavale of COSTI presenting the Colombo Resolution at STS Forum 2016 Published on SundayTimes on...
View ArticleThey 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...
View ArticlePrehistoric 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...
View ArticleVIP 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,...
View ArticleDon’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...
View ArticleLand 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...
View ArticleRare 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...
View ArticleIt’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...
View ArticleKind 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....
View ArticleStitching 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...
View ArticlePollution 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...
View ArticleDon’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...
View ArticleMini-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...
View ArticleCurious 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...
View ArticleWhiskered 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...
View ArticleYala 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...
View ArticleTime 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...
View ArticleTsunami 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...
View ArticleThe 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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