The first phase of the Urban Forest Project under the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme was launched on Sunday (30) morning near the Kelaniya Bridge in Peliyagoda. This initiative was implemented in ...

Almost all forest fire in Sri Lanka is human-caused; the two main forest fire seasons are February to March and July to August. Annually, 100-2,500 hectares (247-6,178 acres) of forest resources are ...

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 ...