Kalani Kumarasinghe – dailymirror.lk Last week the Court of Appeal issued an interim order preventing the Director General of the Wildlife Conservation Department from granting permission for wild elephants to...
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By Risidra Mendis Ceylon Today Features They belong in the wild with their herds and their babies, or so we think. However, some people believe, elephants belong not in the...
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BY Pamodi Waravita – themorning.lk Amidst a national discourse on the merits and demerits of the private ownership of elephants, the Wildlife and Forest Conservation Minister C.B. Rathnayake yesterday (22)...
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Rapidly fading ‘cat’ population in Central Highlands a concern There is increasing evidence that leopards are now being killed for their body parts, as supposed aphrodisiacs, and their meat for...
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DIMITHRI WIJESINGHE – themorning.lk Elephant riding and hands-on interactions are hugely popular all across the globe, especially in South Asia. However, there is a dark side to these activities that...
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Ifham Nizam – island.lk A team of research scientists have discovered an unusually large gecko species at Kalthota, Sri Lanka. This new gecko species was named as Hemidactylus kimbulae. Due...
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By Blaine Friedlander | September 1, 2021 Warming oceans have driven the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population from its traditional and protected habitat, exposing the animals to more lethal ship...
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The San Nicolas Island fox, a subspecies of the Channel Island Fox only found on the most remote of California’s eight Channel Islands, is at a low risk of extinction,...
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By Sanuj Hathurusinghe Ceylon Today Features The Hollywood may have portrayed sharks as blood thirsty villains with neverending rows of sharp teeth but they are far more fascinating, complicated, and...
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By Risidra Mendis A young tusker lies dead at Block 3 of the Yala National Park. Lying on the ground in his own blood and dung, this gentle giant lost...
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