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2019: The year Sri Lanka’s stunning new species came to light (Commentary)

Amila Prasanna Sumanapala 6 Jan 2020

Balancing short and long term interests vital for Sri Lanka in 2020 (Commentary)

Nalaka Gunawardene 31 Dec 2019

Ancient Sri Lankans used ‘flexible’ quartz tools to hunt primates in rainforests

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 20 Dec 2019

Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja rainforest reserve to be quadrupled in size

Malaka Rodrigo 17 Dec 2019

The Sri Lankan legume: Extinct, rediscovered, and now at risk again (commentary)

Jagath Gunawardana 11 Dec 2019

As nesting season begins, Sri Lanka’s olive ridley turtles face myriad threats

Malaka Rodrigo 4 Dec 2019

Elephant seal native to Antarctica spotted for first time in tropical Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Nov 2019

More discoveries, more threats for Sri Lanka’s dragonflies and damselflies

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 19 Nov 2019

‘Science prevails’ as suspension of award for herbicide research is reversed

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 16 Nov 2019

Global trafficking threat catches up to Sri Lanka’s endangered pangolins

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 11 Nov 2019

Less force, more kindness as Sri Lanka tries to defuse human-elephant conflict

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 31 Oct 2019

As birds winter in Sri Lanka, one enthusiast makes sure their memory stays

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 25 Oct 2019

Photos: Meet the surprisingly diverse day geckos of Sri Lanka

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 18 Oct 2019

Seven elephants found dead as Sri Lanka’s human-wildlife conflict escalates

Dennis Mombauer 10 Oct 2019

Seven elephants found dead as Sri Lanka’s human-wildlife conflict escalates

Dennis Mombauer 10 Oct 2019

EU market a factor as Sri Lanka pulls its punches on protection for lizards

Malaka Rodrigo 6 Oct 2019

Sri Lanka eyes lucrative charismatic species to save lesser-known ones

Malaka Rodrigo 23 Sep 2019

Sri Lanka wields mangroves, its tsunami shield, against climate change

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 22 Sep 2019

New gecko species named in honor of Sri Lankan herpetologist Anslem de Silva

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 13 Sep 2019

Sri Lanka scientists stand by naming of new geckos amid nationalist criticism

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 10 Sep 2019

Sri Lanka scales up its domestic campaign to protect sharks with a global push

Malaka Rodrigo 5 Sep 2019

What’s in a name? For Sri Lanka’s newest geckos, a political firestorm

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 27 Aug 2019

In Sri Lanka, the sweet smell of agarwood draws calls for trade protection

Malaka Rodrigo 23 Aug 2019

Discovery of a metallic-blue tarantula bolsters case for trade protection

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 22 Aug 2019

Bid for greater protection of star tortoise, a trafficking mainstay

Dennis Mombauer 16 Aug 2019

Sri Lanka pushes for protection of sea cucumbers amid overexploitation

Malaka Rodrigo 10 Aug 2019

Microplastic waste fouls up beaches on Sri Lanka’s southern tourism coast

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 31 Jul 2019

The frog and the university: Meet the niche new species from Sri Lanka

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 18 Jul 2019

Asian elephants gang up in a bid to survive an increasingly human world

Aathira Perinchery 11 Jul 2019

After a lengthy delay, still no green light for Sri Lanka’s red list

Malaka Rodrigo 9 Jul 2019

Casualty of peace? Study shows rise in deforestation after conflicts

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 2 Jul 2019

An ill-deserved reputation threatens Sri Lanka’s ‘secretive snake’

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 28 Jun 2019

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