By Gandhya Senanayake & Karunarathna Athukorala A baby elephant had drowned at the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage Saturday evening, officials said. It drowned after the foot...
Colour of development – A new species of Pelican?
This pelican was captured on camera by Spencer Manuelpillai near the Rajagiriya canal , in the suburbs of Colombo. It has been polluted by nearby establishments and residents to the point that...
Is Walawe Raja still alive?
Full article in todays Sunday Times....http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110515/Plus/plus_19.html
Jumbo runs amok in the suburbs of Colombo
From The Daily Mirror:Wednesday, 11 May 2011 02:49 There was panic for a moment along the main road in Rajagiriya yesterday morning when an elephant ran amok near the Welikada police station after...
School closed following elephant invasion!
Thursday, 05 May 2011 13:13 Sri Lanka Mirror Editor A school in Uhana ( in the Ampara district of Eastern Sri Lanka) has been closed after four wild elephant invaded the school premises yesterday...
The now defuct World Bank project on conservation- a very informative newspaper article re this..
A good over view and what happened to the project eventually...
Sri Lanka Wildlife Ministry builds a new interim elephant orphanage
Mar 19, Colombo: Sat, Mar 19, 2011, 07:47 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Ministry of Wildlife says that a new interim elephant orphanage is being constructed in the North...
Tusker that carried the Tooth Relic in failing health
THE DAILY MIRROR: Saturday, 12 March 2011 00:00 By Karunaratne Atukorala Millangoda Raja, believed to have the longest tusks of any tusker in Asia, is in delicate health due to old age....
Yala -The good , the Bad and the Ugly….
Written by my friend and avid wild life enthusiast, Priya Edirisinghe...
Sri Lanka to conduct first ever national census of elephants
Colombo, Feb 14, (PTI): Sri Lanka has decided to conduct its first ever national census of elephants to assist in programmes launched to protect and conserve the jumbo population in the country, a...