However, it lost its prestigious endemic status in 1984 as its presence was reported in India by two scientists there. But thanks to a study done by the Herpetological Foundation of Sri Lanka it has ...

Such illegal trade takes on a dangerous dimension because 25% of all species, both animals and plants, in Sri Lanka are endemic. The endemicity of certain classes of animals is proportionately higher ...

Supported by the Darwin Initiative we are building on our earlier projects with conservation work in Sri Lanka ... of native species. These transformed habitats range from the traditional home gardens ...

Sri Lanka is home to some unique, endemic plant species which cannot be found anywhere else on this planet but statistics ...

Forest fragmentation is considered one of the main threats to biodiversity. Many believe this primarily affects small ...

The purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus) is endemic to Sri Lanka, meaning it is found nowhere else in the world. Known for its striking appearance, this langur has a distinct ...

Throughout its history, Sri Lanka has been scarred by civil war ... of a tropical rainforest hotspot with over 60 percent endemic species that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

This species, previously thought to be endemic to Sri Lanka, has been rediscovered from the State and reported for the first time from India, according to the researchers. The antlion species ...

The Beddagana Wetland Park sitting on an 18-hectare area about 3 km east of the Colombo commercial hub in Sri Lanka provides a home for a wide varie ...

Nowhere is this loss more profound than in the Western Ghats, a freshwater biodiversity hotspot and home to many endemic species ... in South America, and Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone.