Keeping everyone informed
Reliable information has been collected from few shrimp farms and adjacent natural ecosystems on the presence of Black mussel Mytella strigata (Hanley, 1843) (Bivalvia; Mytilidae) in Muthupanthiya coastal belt in Northwestern province.
Horana Plantations and WNPS PLANT have just announced the launch of an exciting new conservation initiative in the hill country which hopes to build a nine-kilometer-long forest corridor along the Maskeliya Oya, creating 55 hectares of new forest in the process.
As forests continue to be cut, protected areas encroached on and many still deny that the Earth is warming, and the climate changing, we drift from certainty to insecurity.
WNPS workshop by Dr. Sumith Pilapitiya and Kithsiri Gunawardena for any photographer wishing to gain a better understanding on how they can contribute towards the dawn of a new Yala.
The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) and HEMAS MANUFACTURING (PRIVATE) LIMITED have partnered together to launch a new conservation project aimed at preserving critically endangered Sri Lankan endemic species.
Butterflies, of silky wing and myriad colour, flitting from flower to flower in garden or forest glade, are truly one of the natural wonders of this island. However, they are often taken for granted and rarely given the attention they should, apart from aesthetic admiration of their beauty. Yet, these fragile insects play a vital role in the balance of nature.