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Petition: Tell Sri Lankan Officials to Protect Elephants and Their Habitats

Petition: Tell Sri Lankan Officials to Protect Elephants and Their Habitats

December 20, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Elephants, an endangered species, face a multitude of threats to their survival, most of which are at the hands of humans. They are trophy-hunted, pushed out of their natural habitat, poached for their ivory, neglected in zoos, exploited for various tourist attractions, and forced to perform in circuses. Now, a new threat has joined these […]

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Sri Lankans save pilot whales in epic rescue after mass stranding

Sri Lankans save pilot whales in epic rescue after mass stranding

November 13, 2020November 9, 2020 Supertrooper 1 Comment

PANADURA, Sri Lanka — Volunteers in Sri Lanka defied the ongoing COVID-19 second wave to join a mammoth overnight rescue effort to push more than 100 stranded pilot whales back into the sea. At least five whales were reported to have died despite the efforts. The whales beached in the southwestern town of Panadura, about […]

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Deaths and media-driven panic threaten human-jackal coexistence in Sri Lanka

Deaths and media-driven panic threaten human-jackal coexistence in Sri Lanka

October 17, 2020October 10, 2020 Supertrooper Leave a comment

COLOMBO — Gayan Chamila, a resident of a village near Horana in western Sri Lanka, recalled rushing to his backyard in response to hearing an animal cry. There, he found a golden jackal (Canis aureus naria) chasing his dog. The jackal then turned on Chamila, snarling. The villager managed to grab a wooden pole to […]

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Thousands of elephants in Asia ‘beaten into fear and submission’ for tourists

Thousands of elephants in Asia ‘beaten into fear and submission’ for tourists

September 3, 2020September 2, 2020 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Scrubbing behind the ears of a docile Asian elephant at a sanctuary outside of Kandy, Sri Lanka, I should have realised this wasn’t normal behaviour for a wild animal to allow me so close. At the time, back in 2009 and thousands of miles from home, it seemed harmless. I was also told the experience […]

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Petition: Strengthen Animal Cruelty Laws in Sri Lanka to Protect Elephants

Petition: Strengthen Animal Cruelty Laws in Sri Lanka to Protect Elephants

August 2, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 10 Comments

Have you ever scrolled through social media feed and seen a picture of someone riding an elephant, a video of an elephant painting, or some kind of post that included a wild animal in an unnatural environment? While these posts may seem cute or exciting, the reality for these wild animals tells a different story. […]

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In Sri Lanka, bushmeat poachers haven’t let up during lockdown

In Sri Lanka, bushmeat poachers haven’t let up during lockdown

July 10, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

COLOMBO — The killing of a young forest ranger by suspected poachers has underscored that illegal hunting in Sri Lanka, and the bushmeat trade it feeds, hasn’t stopped during the lockdown imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pradeep Bandara, 25, was shot dead on April 22 while leading his team on an anti-poaching raid […]

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In lockdown’s calm, glossy ibis finds prime nesting conditions in Sri Lanka

In lockdown’s calm, glossy ibis finds prime nesting conditions in Sri Lanka

June 15, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

BUNDALA, Sri Lanka – The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a fairly rare but regular winter visitor to Sri Lanka, seen at the Bundala National Parkin the island’s south before it leaves again in spring. So the sight of these black birds in the middle of May left park warden Ajith Gunathunga puzzled. He kept […]

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Seven elephants found dead as Sri Lanka’s human-wildlife conflict escalates

October 25, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

ANURADHAPURA/COLOMBO — Wildlife authorities in Sri Lanka have launched an investigation after seven elephants were found dead late last month in the north-central district of Anuradhapura. Four of the elephants were found dead near the city of Habarana on Sept. 27, and three more on the following day. All except one were female, and all […]

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