Dilrukshi Handunnetti

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Dilrukshi Handunnetti is a Colombo based journalist and lawyer. Trained as an investigative journalist, her reporting covers a range of topics. Dilrukshi has won local and international awards for excellence in journalism and collaborates across South Asia.

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Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 31 Jan 2026

From south to north, Sri Lanka’s cricket dreams undermine fragile ecosystems

Malaka Rodrigo 19 Jan 2026

Cyclone-ravaged Sri Lanka set to apply for ‘loss and damage’ funding

Malaka Rodrigo 31 Dec 2025

Beyond human loss, floods from Cyclone Ditwah devastate Sri Lanka’s wildlife

Malaka Rodrigo 29 Dec 2025

Sri Lanka looks to build disaster-resilient housing after devastating cyclone

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 27 Dec 2025

Cyclone Ditwah exposes climate risks to nature-based tourism in Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 24 Dec 2025

As Cyclone Ditwah battered land, Sri Lanka’s oceans absorbed a silent shock

Malaka Rodrigo 23 Dec 2025

Cyclone Ditwah takes heavy toll on Sri Lanka’s biodiversity-rich Central Highlands

Malaka Rodrigo 15 Dec 2025

From COP30 to Sri Lanka, indigenous voices shape climate & food sovereignty

Malaka Rodrigo 5 Dec 2025

In wake of Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka faces continuing disaster risks

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 4 Dec 2025

A fragile Sri Lankan island fights back against the threat of mineral extraction

Malaka Rodrigo 28 Nov 2025

Behind Sri Lanka’s ‘fish rain’ lies a web of migrations now blocked by rising dams

Malaka Rodrigo 27 Nov 2025

As Sri Lanka continues new elephant drive, scientists warn against creating new conflicts

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Nov 2025

Landmark conviction exposes Sri Lanka’s deep-rooted illegal elephant trade

Malaka Rodrigo 29 Oct 2025

After a hiatus, an endemic plant bursts into life in Sri Lanka’s central hills

Malaka Rodrigo 23 Oct 2025
A 2.6 meter-long (8.5-ft) oarfish (Regalecus russelii) caught off the western coast of Sri Lanka is the first record of the world’s longest fish in its waters.

First oarfish sighting in Sri Lanka highlights citizen science in marine protection

Malaka Rodrigo 13 Oct 2025
Alisha’s dorsal photograph during her initial tagging in May 2012 in Gansbaai, South Africa.

Long-lost white shark tag traces remarkable journey from South Africa to SE Asia

Miriam Bahagijo 26 Sep 2025

As Sri Lanka struggles with ghost nets, volunteer youth lead seabed cleanup

Malaka Rodrigo 25 Sep 2025
Free-roaming hog deer (Axis porcinus) found on Honduwa Island in southern Sri Lanka

An elusive deer species clings to survival in Sri Lanka’s south

Malaka Rodrigo 11 Sep 2025

Sri Lanka monkey survey sparks skepticism & oddball ideas for deterring crop raiders

Malaka Rodrigo 5 Sep 2025

Data debunks spike in Sri Lanka’s elephant killings, points at media hype

Malaka Rodrigo 29 Aug 2025
Flowers and leaves of the Vanda thwaitesii.

After 160 years, an old drawing leads scientists to a long-lost Sri Lanka orchid

Malaka Rodrigo 28 Aug 2025

Social media post sparks rediscovery of endemic Sri Lanka rainforest plant

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Aug 2025

Respite, for now, for bird migration hotspot at heart of Sri Lanka’s wind power dispute

Malaka Rodrigo 20 Aug 2025
An Indigenous village in the Mount Mantalingahan area

Philippines’ new forest policy wins business backing but alarms green groups

Keith Anthony Fabro 19 Aug 2025

As fast-spreading mussel sweeps across Asia, Sri Lanka faces new invasive threat

Malaka Rodrigo 18 Aug 2025

Conservationists warn of targeted poaching behind Sri Lanka’s leopard killings

Malaka Rodrigo 13 Aug 2025

With nocturnal surveys and awareness building, Sri Lanka steps up to protect its owls

Malaka Rodrigo 11 Aug 2025

Sri Lanka plans restoring revoked protection for an important mangrove patch in the island’s North

Malaka Rodrigo 8 Aug 2025

Sri Lanka Supreme Court orders $1 bn payment in X Press Pearl marine disaster

Malaka Rodrigo 29 Jul 2025

Sri Lanka tusker death sparks euthanasia debate & calls for conservation solutions

Malaka Rodrigo 19 Jul 2025

Sri Lanka’s plant messiah spreads optimism for biodiversity & conservation

Rohan Pethiyagoda 17 Jul 2025

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