A private sector initiative is setting up urban butterfly gardens in Sri Lanka, creating butterfly sanctuaries. The creator of the urban butterfly habitats is proposing the replication of his ...

The latest edition of Sri Lanka’s red list of native plants shows that nearly half of the assessed species are threatened with extinction, a higher number than in the previous edition from 2012 ...

Our National Butterfly Hi Kids… We all know about Sri Lanka's National Bird – the Sri Lankan Junglefowl (wali kukula), National Tree – Ironwood (na tree) and National Flower – the Blue Water lily (nil ...

The “Shiva Sunbeam” (Curetis siva), a butterfly species hitherto unrecorded in Sri Lanka, but found in India, was recently discovered by a butterfly expert here. Dr. Michael van der Poorten who ...

SIGIRIYA: With wetlands and jungles teeming with colourful butterflies and exotic primates, Sri Lanka is planning to lure a new type of tourist who prefers wildlife to beach life. As well as at ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka will introduce new laws to attract investments over the next three years while policies to develop exports, tourism and remittances will be fast-tracked in a bid to ...

Sri Lanka's parliament approved a law on Thursday to attract investment in renewable energy and reduce losses in its state-run power monopoly - measures it had committed to in a $2.9 billion IMF ...

Nestled in the eastern edge of Sri Lanka’s Uva province, Nilgala stands out as a landscape of remarkable ecological and cultural importance. Long overlooked in mainstream conservation efforts despite ...

Thousands of Crimson Rose butterflies fly across ocean from India towards Sri Lanka The butterflies have been flying from Dhanushkodi across the Indian Ocean over the last few days, fuel-stopping ...

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka will introduce new laws to attract investments over the next three years while policies to develop exports, tourism and remittances will be fast-tracked in a bid to rebuild foreign ...