Forest fragmentation is considered one of the main threats to biodiversity. Many believe this primarily affects small creatures like amphibians and small mammals, while mobile creatures such as birds ...

But removing, owning or exporting birds is outlawed under Sri Lanka’s strict flora and fauna regulations. The cup-shaped collections of twigs are held together by dried swiftlet saliva ...

You will hear about and see how the forest contains most of Sri Lanka’s endemic species, including 20 of it 26 endemic birds and the critically endangered giant navada tree, which is around 600 ...

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 ...

Out of these while 57 are endemic to Sri Lanka another 16 rare varieties are threatened with extinction. Commonly seen varieties include Calophyllum (nelu), Rhododendran (maharathmal) and Litsea ...

A research study focusing on the endemic brown-capped ... new research coming out of Sri Lanka shows how forest fragmentation can restrict even the movement of birds, especially forest specialists ...