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The Hidden Natural Treasures of Sinharaja Forest, Lanka: Snaps in 2014
Roshan Quintus I was invited to participate in a YZA Field trip to Sinharaja in 2014 as I was working on a wildlife protection related campaign. YZA office bearers and senior members conducted this field trip. Professional veteran naturalists and environmentalists … Continue reading →
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The Disappearing Wetlands of Colombo
Jordana Narin in Daily News, 2 February 2018, with title as “Colombo’s Wetlands at Risk” There is a breeze in Diyasuru Park that feels distinctly un-Colombo. The air is more lush, the birds more diverse, the grass more green. The park, … Continue reading →
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Dushy Perera meets a Tiger … at Ranthambore in Rajasthan
Dushy Perera’s snap
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Nath-thal in Ceylon in My Youthful Years
Alex Van Arkadie Long before the legendary seafarer ‘Sinbad’ chanced to harbor in waters lapping the little isle of ‘Serendip’, or European colonizers discovered Ptolemy’s ‘Ceylan’, pilgrims from the distant Orient have been visiting here. During the reign of the … Continue reading →
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Camera in the Sky: Sri Lanka from Above
Sri Lanka: The Island from Above by Dominic Sansoni, Sebastian Posingis & Richard Simon …. Published by Barefoot Books For years, Dominic Sansoni dreamed of photographing Sri Lanka from the air. Having extensively documented the island’s multicultural populace, its urban … Continue reading →
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Predator-Proof Fence to create Huge Wild Life Sanctuary
Paige Taylor in The Australian, 13 June 2017, where the title is “Predator-proof ploy foils feral-fed catastrophe” Work has begun northwest of Alice Springs on the world’s largest predator-proof animal enclosure. It has come to this for our endangered species. The … Continue reading →
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Extermination War in Outback Australia
Julie Power, in Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 2017, where the title runs “War on feral cats: Australia aims to cull 2 million” The federal government will unleash every weapon in its arsenal to wipe out 2 million feral cats … Continue reading →
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Iranganie Serasinghe: Actress and Environmental Activist
Prasanna Cooray, in Island, 18 June 2017, with the title “Irangani: Mother figure of Sinhala Cinema and Environmental Activism”” Irangani Serasinghe needs no introduction in this country. She is convinced that as for the destruction of our environment politicians have … Continue reading →
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A Crocodile kills British tourist Paul Maclean off East Coast
Patrick Sawer & Victoria Wainrd, in The Telegraph, 14 September 2017 A Financial Times journalist was killed by a crocodile whilst washing his hands in a lagoon in Sri Lanka during a holiday with friends. Paul McClean, 24, an Oxford … Continue reading →
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The Culture of Sri Lanka: Wikiwand’s Summary Presentation
Wikiwand …. http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Culture_of_Sri_Lanka#/Festivals_and_holidays The culture of Sri Lanka mixes modern elements with traditional aspects and is known for its regional diversity. Sri Lankan culture has long been influenced by the heritage of Theravada Buddhism passed on from India, and the … Continue reading →
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