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An elusive deer species clings to survival in Sri Lanka’s south 11 Sep 2025 09:44:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/an-elusive-deer-species-clings-to-survival-in-sri-lankas-south/ | ||
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Sri Lanka monkey survey sparks skepticism & oddball ideas for deterring crop raiders 05 Sep 2025 20:10:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/sri-lanka-monkey-survey-sparks-skepticism-oddball-ideas-for-deterring-crop-raiders/ | ||
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Data debunks spike in Sri Lanka’s elephant killings, points at media hype 29 Aug 2025 10:41:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/data-debunks-spike-in-sri-lankas-elephant-killings-points-at-media-hype/ | ||
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After 160 years, an old drawing leads scientists to a long-lost Sri Lanka orchid 28 Aug 2025 08:37:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/after-160-years-an-old-drawing-leads-scientists-to-a-long-lost-sri-lanka-orchid/ | ||
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Social media post sparks rediscovery of endemic Sri Lanka rainforest plant 26 Aug 2025 03:31:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/social-media-post-sparks-rediscovery-of-endemic-sri-lanka-rainforest-plant/ | ||
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Suspected rise in targeted leopard killings worries conservationists in Sri Lanka 22 Aug 2025 08:04:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/suspected-rise-in-targeted-leopard-killings-worries-conservationists-in-sri-lanka/ | ||
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Respite, for now, for bird migration hotspot at heart of Sri Lanka’s wind power dispute 20 Aug 2025 06:36:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/respite-for-now-for-bird-migration-hotspot-at-heart-of-sri-lankas-wind-power-dispute/ | ||
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As fast-spreading mussel sweeps across Asia, Sri Lanka faces new invasive threat 18 Aug 2025 07:34:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/as-fast-spreading-mussel-sweeps-across-asia-sri-lanka-faces-new-invasive-threat/ | ||
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Conservationists warn of targeted poaching behind Sri Lanka’s leopard killings 13 Aug 2025 13:38:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/conservationists-warn-of-targeted-poaching-behind-sri-lankas-leopard-killings/ | ||
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With nocturnal surveys and awareness building, Sri Lanka steps up to protect its owls 11 Aug 2025 18:30:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/with-nocturnal-surveys-and-awareness-building-sri-lanka-steps-up-to-protect-its-owls/ | ||
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Sri Lanka plans restoring revoked protection for an important mangrove patch in the island’s North 08 Aug 2025 14:59:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sri-lanka-plans-restoring-revoked-protection-for-an-important-mangrove-patch-in-the-islands-north/ | ||
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Jayantha Jayewardene, Sri Lanka’s elephant advocate, died July 30, aged 81 05 Aug 2025 12:12:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/jayantha-jayewardene-sri-lankas-elephant-advocate-died-july-30-aged-81/ | ||
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Sri Lanka Supreme Court orders $1 bn payment in X Press Pearl marine disaster 29 Jul 2025 14:11:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sri-lanka-supreme-court-orders-1-bn-payment-in-x-press-pearl-marine-disaster/ | ||
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Sri Lanka hit by plastic pollution after cargo ship sinks off Indian coast 24 Jul 2025 12:11:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/sri-lanka-hit-by-plastic-pollution-after-cargo-ship-sinks-off-indian-coast/ | ||
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An aging leopard’s suffering sparks ethical debate in Sri Lanka 23 Jul 2025 08:39:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/an-aging-leopards-suffering-sparks-ethical-debate-in-sri-lanka/ | ||
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Sri Lanka tusker death sparks euthanasia debate & calls for conservation solutions 19 Jul 2025 09:08:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sri-lanka-tusker-death-sparks-euthanasia-debate-calls-for-conservation-solutions/ | ||
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Sri Lanka’s plant messiah spreads optimism for biodiversity & conservation 17 Jul 2025 16:21:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sri-lankas-plant-messiah-spreads-optimism-for-biodiversity-conservation/ | ||
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Sri Lanka grants protection to a rare ecosystem 17 Jul 2025 10:51:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/sri-lanka-grants-protection-to-a-rare-ecosystem/ | ||
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Out-of-range albatross makes a highlight in the revival of seabird watching in Sri Lanka 09 Jul 2025 07:14:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/out-of-range-albatross-makes-a-highlight-in-the-revival-of-seabird-watching-in-sri-lanka/ | ||
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Ancient eco-friendly pilgrimage brings modern threats to Sri Lanka wildnerness 01 Jul 2025 11:55:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/ancient-eco-friendly-pilgrimage-brings-modern-threats-to-sri-lanka-wildnerness/ | ||
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Predatory snakehead fish poses invasive threat after sighting in Sri Lanka reservoir 28 Jun 2025 12:40:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/predatory-snakehead-fish-poses-invasive-threat-after-sighting-in-sri-lanka-reservoir/ | ||
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As iconic wild leopard ages in Sri Lanka, debate about human intervention ensues 26 Jun 2025 15:08:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/as-iconic-wild-leopard-ages-in-sri-lanka-debate-about-human-intervention-ensues/ | ||
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An overlooked biocultural landscape in Sri Lanka receives overdue protection 24 Jun 2025 11:34:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/an-overlooked-biocultural-landscape-in-sri-lanka-receives-overdue-protection/ | ||
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Sri Lanka’s Kumana National Park emerges as a leopard hotspot 20 Jun 2025 08:53:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/sri-lankas-kumana-national-park-emerges-as-a-leopard-hotspot/ | ||
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Twin ship disasters in India threaten widespread pollution on Sri Lankan coasts 19 Jun 2025 06:27:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/twin-ship-disasters-in-india-threaten-widespread-pollution-on-sri-lankan-coasts/ | ||
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Mounting risks due to climate change threaten Sri Lanka’s endemic species 16 Jun 2025 06:51:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/mounting-risks-due-to-climate-change-threaten-sri-lankas-endemic-species/ | ||
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After 15 years, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court blocks road upgrade in national park 31 May 2025 14:51:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/after-15-years-sri-lankas-supreme-court-blocks-road-upgrade-in-national-park/ | ||
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Sri Lanka’s golden jackals reveal importance of urban wetlands for wildlife 26 May 2025 07:19:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/sri-lankas-golden-jackals-reveal-importance-of-urban-wetlands-for-wildlife/ | ||
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A migrating flycatcher returning to the same Sri Lankan garden sparks interest in birders 11 May 2025 04:35:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/a-migrating-flycatcher-returning-to-the-same-sri-lankan-garden-sparks-interest-in-birders/ | ||
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Kumana, a historic national park in eastern Sri Lanka, emerges as leopard stronghold 05 May 2025 15:08:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/kumana-a-historic-national-park-in-eastern-sri-lanka-emerges-as-leopard-stronghold/ | ||
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‘Snow-white’ monkeys of Sri Lanka draw in tourists 25 Apr 2025 04:27:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/snow-white-monkeys-of-sri-lanka-draw-in-tourists/ | ||
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Indian trawlers leave Sri Lankan small-scale fishers a ravaged, bereft sea 23 Apr 2025 15:42:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/indian-trawlers-leave-sri-lankan-small-scale-fishers-a-ravaged-bereft-sea/ | ||
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Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers ‘falling like dominoes,’ conservationists warn 18 Apr 2025 07:09:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/sri-lankas-iconic-tuskers-falling-like-dominoes-conservationists-warn/ | ||
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Award-winning film highlights lasting damage from X-Press Pearl disaster in Sri Lanka 11 Apr 2025 14:47:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/award-winning-film-highlights-lasting-damage-from-x-press-pearl-disaster-in-sri-lanka/ | ||
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Mysterious sloth bear deaths raise alarm at Sri Lanka’s largest national park 29 Mar 2025 05:26:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/mysterious-sloth-bear-deaths-raise-alarm-at-sri-lankas-largest-national-park/ | ||
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A century later, a rare mushroom with a curious shape emerges in Sri Lanka 26 Mar 2025 04:01:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/a-century-later-a-rare-mushroom-with-a-curious-shape-emerges-in-sri-lanka/ | ||
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Climate change spikes wildfire risk in Sri Lanka 25 Mar 2025 11:31:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/climate-change-spikes-wildfire-risk-in-sri-lanka/ | ||
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The vanishing trail of Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers calls for urgent action 21 Mar 2025 07:38:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/the-vanishing-trail-of-sri-lankas-iconic-tuskers-calls-for-urgent-action/ | ||
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Sri Lanka communities left gasping for climate mitigation support 18 Mar 2025 12:48:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/sri-lanka-communities-left-gasping-for-climate-mitigation-support/ | ||
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In a land where monkeys are seen as pests, Sri Lanka’s white langurs are winning hearts 17 Mar 2025 07:00:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/in-a-land-where-monkeys-are-seen-as-pests-sri-lankas-white-langurs-are-winning-hearts/ | ||
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Sri Lanka calls for five-minute surveys to identify crop-raiding animals 11 Mar 2025 10:25:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/sri-lanka-calls-for-five-minute-surveys-to-identify-crop-raiding-animals/ | ||
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As Sri Lanka’s rail tracks continue to claim elephant lives, experts suggest solutions 07 Mar 2025 14:20:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/as-sri-lankas-rail-tracks-continue-to-claim-elephant-lives-experts-suggest-solutions/ | ||
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India’s Adani withdraws from controversial Sri Lanka wind power project 21 Feb 2025 04:38:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/indias-adani-withdraws-from-controversial-sri-lanka-wind-power-project/ | ||
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Study highlights effects of habitat fragmentation on Sri Lankan specialist birds 04 Feb 2025 16:31:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/study-highlights-effects-of-habitat-fragmentation-on-sri-lankan-specialist-birds/ | ||
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Sunken ships in Sri Lanka’s Colombo attract more fish than coral reefs 31 Dec 2024 13:40:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/sunken-ships-in-sri-lankas-colombo-attract-more-fish-than-coral-reefs/ | ||
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Seeking solutions in Indigenous knowledge: Interview with the Maldives’ Mohamed Nasheed 23 Nov 2024 05:12:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/seeking-solutions-in-indigenous-knowledge-interview-with-the-maldives-mohamed-nasheed/ | ||
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Relief in Sri Lanka as key threat to nonprotected forests is repealed 20 Nov 2024 11:41:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/relief-in-sri-lanka-as-key-threat-to-nonprotected-forests-is-repealed/ | ||
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In Sri Lanka, election day is time for firecrackers — to ward off elephants 20 Sep 2024 03:01:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/in-sri-lanka-election-day-is-time-for-firecrackers-to-ward-off-elephants/ | ||
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Climate change could threaten newly described ‘shiny’ North American bees 18 Sep 2024 03:55:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/climate-change-could-threaten-newly-described-shiny-north-american-bees/ | ||
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Sri Lanka completes first elephant census since 2011 amid uncertainty 12 Sep 2024 08:40:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sri-lanka-completes-first-elephant-census-since-2011-amid-uncertainty/ | ||
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Sri Lanka’s blue carbon ecosystems at risk as government seeks way out of economic crisis 16 Aug 2024 14:01:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/sri-lankas-blue-carbon-ecosystems-at-risk-as-government-seeks-way-out-of-economic-crisis/ | ||
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Foreign ship caught illegally fishing endangered sharks off Madagascar 26 Jul 2024 16:28:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/07/foreign-ship-caught-illegally-fishing-endangered-sharks-off-madagascar/ | ||
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Death and displacement as fatal storms hit Sri Lanka 07 Jun 2024 06:52:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/06/death-and-displacement-as-fatal-storms-hit-sri-lanka/ | ||
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Saving Asia’s fishing cat means protecting threatened wetland habitat 09 May 2024 14:52:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/saving-asias-fishing-cat-means-protecting-threatened-wetland-habitat/ | ||
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Newly identified shorebird species takes its name from Hanuman, a mythical Hindu ape god 25 Jan 2024 14:39:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/newly-identified-shorebird-subspecies-takes-its-name-from-hanuman-a-mythical-hindu-ape-god/ | ||
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As Sri Lanka floods swell with climate change, so does human-crocodile conflict 05 Jan 2024 06:22:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/as-sri-lanka-floods-swell-with-climate-change-so-does-human-crocodile-conflict/ | ||
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Photos: Top species discoveries from 2023 27 Dec 2023 15:36:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/photos-top-species-discoveries-from-2023/ | ||
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Iconic tusker’s plight shows challenges in managing Sri Lanka’s wild elephants 29 Nov 2023 16:40:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/iconic-tuskers-plight-shows-challenges-in-managing-sri-lankas-wild-elephants/ | ||
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Amid socioeconomic slump, new sugar cane varieties offer hope in Sri Lanka 25 Oct 2023 07:59:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/amid-socioeconomic-slump-new-sugar-cane-varieties-offer-hope-in-sri-lanka/ | ||
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In a world of climate risks, Sri Lanka is finding ways to adapt 31 Aug 2023 03:00:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/in-a-world-of-climate-risks-sri-lanka-is-finding-ways-to-adapt/ | ||
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