Monkeys were expected to be among the chief culprits identified as Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide survey on March 15 of crop-raiding animals. But in a small village near the Sinharaja Forest ...

An illegal mechanised gem mining operation is taking place on a private land, located on the border of Sannan Dola, near the ...

New information: The Centre and IUCN received reports in early 2000 from the Environmental Law Foundation of Sri Lanka that raised concerns over possible threats to the integrity of this site due to ...

But William Ryan Herbert Perera stood firm as a sturdy tree to protect a forest that went on ... It is a sparkling jewel in Sri Lanka's crown. Described as "the best kept secret in Asia", mysterious ...

It is a spectacular sight and the usually silent Sinharaja forest erupts into a cacophony of bird calls ... Bird watching is becoming popular around the world and Sri Lanka can easily be promoted as ...

Photo courtesy of Milinda Wattegedera Sri Lanka’s future is interwoven with the fate of its natural habitats. The country must act now to preserve its rich biodiversity. The fate of its forests, ...

At its twenty-fourth extraordinary session in November 2000, the Bureau had requested that the Centre and IUCN monitor developments with regard to the resolution of the dispute over land reclaimed by ...

endangering numerous endemic and rare aquatic species found in Sri Lanka. Currently, a large portion of the forest system in Sinharaja has been fragmented due to hotel construction activities and ...

A rare population of leucistic, or partially white, purple-faced langurs near Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja Forest Reserve has attracted ecotourism interest, even as monkeys in general are perceived by ...